The early morning was overcast, but my first thought was that I was seeing a shooting star. Then I realized it was overcast and that it was too low for that. My second thught was maybe that it was meteorite or some space junk burning up as it was coming down. Lost sight of it because of the trees along the I-270 spur. Neat experience. It was like watching a white sparkler shooting across the sky.
Location
Address
Rockville, MD
Latitude
39° 5' 2.39'' N (39.083997°)
Longitude
77° 9' 9.93'' W (-77.152758°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-31 05:21 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-31 09:21 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Bright white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like bright sparkles were coming off the back (tail). It almost looked like a firework.
