I do produce products for Smithsonian. Just finished a project called Visual Guide to the Galaxy. What I witness was very different than what appeared in Russia last year. This looked like a 1950's bad special effects with big flames and tail.
Location
Address
Manassas, VA
Latitude
38° 49' 5.75'' N (38.818263°)
Longitude
77° 31' 35.21'' W (-77.526446°)
Elevation
56.7729m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-03 18:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-11-03 23:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
252.82°
First azimuth
252.92°
First elevation
14°
Last azimuth
252.98°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
10°
Remarks
well I saw flames. at first i thought i was watching a flaming flare above the tree tops. large flames.
