It had a very bright flash that lit up the deck and the yard blue. At first we thought it was a firework but there was no boom and it was big. Ive seen shooting stars before but never this close.
Location
Address
Lewis Center, OH
Latitude
40° 10' 12.79'' N (40.17022°)
Longitude
83° 0' 39.22'' W (-83.010894°)
Elevation
287.361206m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 23:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
181.62°
First azimuth
177.86°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
206.8°
Last elevation
48°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Bright blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
20°
Remarks
It looked like the smoke behind an airplane
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a bright blue flash
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flashed and looked like it exploded and shot west with a little bit of a line shooting east.It shot mostly east
