the fireball was very low (and close!) at the point i saw it - at first i thought it was a plane going into detroit metro airport because they regularly pass over my neighborhood then realized it was much lower than typical flight paths
Location
Address
Farmington Hills, MI
Latitude
42° 29' 42.15'' N (42.495042°)
Longitude
83° 19' 17.76'' W (-83.3216°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-03-21 06:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2012-03-21 10:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
212.47124°
First azimuth
261.25393°
First elevation
34°
Last azimuth
200.22494°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
white, green, blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
8°
Remarks
glowing, initially straight then began to waggle slightly, dissipated rather quickly after the fireball disappeared
