I would love to hear from you any information from this occurance. Never saw anything like this in the day light hours.
Location
Address
philadelphia, PA
Latitude
39° 54' 18.93'' N (39.905259°)
Longitude
75° 7' 47.09'' W (-75.129747°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-02-14 12:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-02-14 17:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
105.25466°
First azimuth
58.2004°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
73.34916°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
white to orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was driving in my car with the radio on and could not hear anything. I thought someone was trying to fire at a plane which appeared right after on it\'s NE arrival to Philadelphia airport.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A dropping white flash (like a shooting star) that increased to orange and got larger in width before it \"burned\" out. It seemed to intensify only at the last second.
