Not a shooting star. It was not a streak. It looked like a fire work going the wrong direction-down to the left, not up
Location
Address
Haymarket, VA
Latitude
38° 50' 39.41'' N (38.844281°)
Longitude
77° 38' 25.45'' W (-77.640403°)
Elevation
117.90657m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-17 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-18 02:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
172.95°
First azimuth
181.99°
First elevation
41°
Last azimuth
176.25°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
White streak, then it looked like it fell apart. It looked like a firework rocket going from upper right to lower left
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like firework blowing up. A white ball that decomposed into orange-red pieces then disappeared. It was not a 'streak', it looked like a white ball moving somewhat slow, like the speed of a low flying airplane
