I was driving in the car when I saw the fireball on my way to field to observe meteor shower and am not certain of time down to the minute but it was between 9:30pm and 10:15pm. I never saw any meteors the rest of the night, but I did see a strange orange orb kind of bobbing through the sky for about 5 minutes I saw this at 10:15pm. It also had no sound that I could hear. This was only the second fireball I've ever seen and was the first time I have ever seen an object behaving like an aircraft that did not appear to be an aircraft. I had three other adults and my 11 year old son with me and we all witnessed the orb but only myself and the other driver witnessed the fireball.
Location
Address
Williamsburg, OH
Latitude
39° 0' 15.32'' N (39.004255°)
Longitude
84° 2' 19.98'' W (-84.038882°)
Elevation
273.622m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-10-21 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-10-22 01:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
168.58°
First azimuth
164.92°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
179.7°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Dark Green, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
20°
Remarks
glowing; like the fireworks that spray a fountain of sparks
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a quick flash caught my attention followed by green fireball falling quickly to ground
