Reports Report 3030n (Event 3030-2021)

Observer
Name Jillian H
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Initially I thought it looked like a giant firework that was shooting across the sky about to explode, but it was perfectly horizontal. I kept waiting for the "boom" but no noise came. And logically I knew it couldn't be a firework because of the speed of the object, the brightness, how large it was, and the fact that it didn't fall and fade into a bunch of small sparks of light like a firework or even a firework dud would. It simply vanished leaving a small glowing trail behind it that faded seconds later. So the next theory formed in my head: I thought "was that a massive green shooting star?" But it appeared way too big and way too close to the horizon to have been a shooting star. Plus no shooting star has ever been green in my experience. So I googled "Giant green shooting star" and I found this sight that explained the appearance of a fireball and it sounds exactly like what I saw! I've never seen anything like it! It was bright and so green and gone as fast as it came! I have sat outside for an hour to see if I could see anything else that was similar or if I could hear anything and I have not. All I know is whatever I saw was super cool, and I've literally never seen anything even remotely similar to what I just saw!
Location
Address Brooksville, KY
Latitude 38° 40' 48.02'' N (38.680005°)
Longitude 84° 4' 7.58'' W (-84.068771°)
Elevation 287.628662m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-05-28 00:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-05-28 04:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 87°
Moving
Facing azimuth 242.14°
First azimuth 206.14°
First elevation 33°
Last azimuth 266.5°
Last elevation 33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 20°
Remarks A glowing train was left behind the fireball and only lasted maybe 2-4 seconds after the fireball was gone. It faded very fast from left to right, in the same direction the fireball was traveling. It looked different than the trail an airplane leaves, not smokey like an airplane trail, more glowing, but similar in shape to an airplane trail. Whereas an airplane trail is not visible at night in the dark, this was visible till it faded away.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -