My husband and I have never seen anything so amazing. My husband thought is was a firework but I told him "No way" because fireworks are shot from the ground. This looked like a firework that was shot from the sky travelling left to right going down toward horizon. So freaking amazing!!!!
Location
Address
Johnson City, TN
Latitude
36° 20' 45.47'' N (36.345965°)
Longitude
82° 22' 28.39'' W (-82.374552°)
Elevation
501.412323m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-03 18:25 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-11-03 23:25 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
18.48°
First azimuth
0.42°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
53.89°
Last elevation
5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
-
Remarks
There was the fireball the whole time and a train and smoke trail that followed until it seemed to burn out. We saw it from beginning to end.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Seems like there was fragmentation between the fireball and trail/train.
