It was night and I was riding a motorcycle with a helmet on so only able to hear road and wind noise from riding. Object was a bright green and appeared similar to fireworks but was clearly not fireworks. Trajectory appeared downwards towards ground.
Location
Address
Philadelphia, PA
Latitude
39° 58' 28.28'' N (39.974523°)
Longitude
75° 7' 0.99'' W (-75.116942°)
Elevation
3.440715m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-29 18:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-29 23:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
17.93°
First azimuth
43.4°
First elevation
46°
Last azimuth
0.35°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Object was clearly fragmenting into several pieces as it burned leaving trailing fragments with brightest at head of trail.
