Reports Report 614cy (Event 614-2016)

Observer
Name Dolores M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks This was one of the largest meteors that I have seen. It was literally right above the interstate that I was approaching and had quite a trailing white tail to it. The only other time that I have seen one like this was about 20 years ago. Living in a military community with a high incidence of navy jets, I am always looking to the skies. This was definitely not a plane and seemed to have all of the characteristics of a meteor. The only thing that I am shocked about is that I didn't see any coverage of it on the local news, and it was so bright that I couldn't have been the only witness. I will be curious to see if there were other sightings on the same night and approximately the same time. The time that I saw this is pretty certain as I was on the phone (speaker) and checked my call record to verify it.
Location
Address Virginia Beach, VA
Latitude 36° 50' 11.44'' N (36.83651°)
Longitude 76° 8' 14.46'' W (-76.13735°)
Elevation 3.609m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-02-16 19:15 EST
UT Date & Time 2016-02-17 00:15 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 86°
Moving
Facing azimuth 186.5°
First azimuth 175.89°
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth 210.84°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -