It was incredible and like nothing I had seen before. I didn’t realize how big it was until I saw a plane flying to the right of it about 5 mins after and that plane trail was tiny.
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Location
Address
Alliance, OH
Latitude
40° 54' 6.11'' N (40.901698°)
Longitude
81° 6' 6.24'' W (-81.101732°)
Elevation
369.29657m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-12 17:33 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-12 21:33 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
156°
Moving
Facing azimuth
271.82°
First azimuth
292.8°
First elevation
69°
Last azimuth
276.58°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
10°
Remarks
Smoke trail that spread and disappeared
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Moved fast then a big bright flash before it started to fade like a cloud
