Path was like a small twin engine jet that just appeared and accelerated to super fast, changing color as it progressed as described in the fragments section of this report. Awesome!
Location
Address
Manchester, MD
Latitude
39° 41' 25.02'' N (39.690284°)
Longitude
76° 51' 34.97'' W (-76.859714°)
Elevation
243.265m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-06-29 00:40 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-06-29 04:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
250.07°
First azimuth
305.36°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
166.69°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
About 1 - 2 minutes I was still standing there reflecting on what I had seen and suddenly I heard what sounded like someone striking a bass drum once medium softly on the other side of a football field. This is a rural setting and it was dead silent otherwise. Quite a surprise (and bonus).
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
First appeared as a dull orange single spot not moving that quickly but steadily accelerated as it turned to bright orange and I think at least lines began about then. About 2 degrees later it turned green and definitely two lines , possibly three which continued for 10-20 degrees and then turned bright white and seemed a single object but could have been multiple lines as it went below my horizon.
