I've seen plenty of "shooting stars" and approximately 3 " fire balls" over the last 20 plus years. I've worked 2nd shift for all that time. I like to look for satellites that drift out of the Suns light on summer evenings. I may not know the names of the things I'm looking at but I enjoy looking none the less. But i can say I've never come across what I saw last night. Hopefully this will help you.
Location
Address
Morgantown, PA
Latitude
40° 8' 51.86'' N (40.147739°)
Longitude
75° 51' 42.1'' W (-75.861695°)
Elevation
172.253m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-03-21 20:01 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-03-22 00:01 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
94°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was looking at the moon and I believe that I was looking at Venus off to the left of the moon approximately 3" in my scale. And approximately an 1.5" below "Venus" I saw a bright orangish/red flash/explosion a little larger than Venus. No tail was observed. It positively was not a plane/ jet/helicopter. And I have outstanding vision. I hope this is helpful to you. I would just like to know what I saw.
