Very exciting. At first thought it was a shooting star but realized way to big and traveling toward earth as opposed to across the horizon.
Location
Address
McLean, VA
Latitude
38° 56' 21.48'' N (38.9393°)
Longitude
77° 14' 38.53'' W (-77.244036°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-03 22:20 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-04 03:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
-
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
122.15206°
First azimuth
128.04689°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
33.68974°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
yellow ball with white tr
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
The fireball looked exactly like fireworks working in reverse. traveling toward earth leading with a bright yellow fireball with a continuous white tail. the fireball just \'vaporized\' above the tree line on the horizon. the entire time of visibility was approx 10 seconds. no smoke/trails/trains remained after it disappeared. it appeared to just vaporize.
