It looked like a plane was falling out of the sky. It was so bright and moving so quickly that it looked like a plane's headlights burrowing toward the ground, which was terrifying. Then it disintegrated into a sparkling orange ball.
Location
Address
Seattle, WA
Latitude
47° 40' 55.97'' N (47.682215°)
Longitude
122° 19' 0.87'' W (-122.316908°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-13 20:25 PDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-14 03:25 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
270°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White/green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
The fireball disintegrated into smoke and an orange, sparkling, fiery glow that lasted about 1 second.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball turned glowing orange and "sparkled" out of sight.
