By far the brightest flash I have ever seen. Dazzled my eyes and was easily seen through the trees and clouds (it was relatively overcast)
Location
Address
Gainesville, FL
Latitude
29° 40' 16.62'' N (29.671284°)
Longitude
82° 23' 46.1'' W (-82.396138°)
Elevation
53.220631m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-24 01:13 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-24 05:13 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
0.8°
First azimuth
0.8°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
0.8°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
White, light yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
_A gut rumbling sort of deep quaking, about 5 minutes after the initial sighting. Sound lasted .5-1sec. At the time, I estimated it to be ~60mi due north (based on loose speed of sound and time calculations)._
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A bright flash that brightened for the duration of its visibility then went out
