If it didn't land in my yard than it was much larger than what I thought it was and it is probably in the lower part of the valley in front of my house.
Location
Address
Keedysville, MD
Latitude
39° 25' 7.21'' N (39.41867°)
Longitude
77° 41' 6.13'' W (-77.685035°)
Elevation
267.346619m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-14 23:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-15 03:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
344.39°
First azimuth
344.36°
First elevation
11°
Last azimuth
344.99°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
30°
Remarks
It was a white streamer like tail as bright as the "fire ball" traveling straight down. I looked for it this afternoon in my front yard but didn't find it.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The initial flash is what brought my attention to the window. The whole front yard lit up with white light and the flash faded to the image of the white "fire ball" with the streamer like tail dropping straight to the ground. I was in bed on the second story of my home so I did not see it hit the ground, When it dropped out of view of the window the night faded back to black so I figured it burned out and hit the ground. This is why I spent time this afternoon looking for it in the direction in which I saw it.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Slight fizzles as it dropped. It was like white ashes flying off a camp fire only as a part of the trailing streamer.
