It looked like a firework but realized it wasn't and thought it was a shooting star at first. Then I started thinking about how big the trail appeared as it was falling and thought that it was too big to be a shooting star.
Location
Address
Madera, PA
Latitude
40° 48' 37.33'' N (40.810369°)
Longitude
78° 25' 59.52'' W (-78.433201°)
Elevation
420.352112m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-03 20:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-04 01:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
151.41°
First azimuth
179.22°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
178.03°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw the fireball fall and it just disappeared. I saw a little flash as it disappeared but right after I saw the flash, I also saw a ball (meteorite I think) because of the brightness of the flash.
