This took pace during the peak of peresid shower altough this was the only event I saw and assume this was related.
Location
Address
Newark, DE
Latitude
39° 42' 10.7'' N (39.702972°)
Longitude
75° 42' 35.52'' W (-75.709867°)
Elevation
38.711987m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-08-12 21:11 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-08-13 01:11 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
131.28°
First elevation
71°
Last azimuth
175.91°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
white then Orange burst
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
I don't under the last question. The fireball sped horizontally across the very high horizon, then it burst in a large orange/pink ball and then fell STRAIGHT DOWN in a long train. I was driving and radio was on so not sure if there was any sound. other cars seemed to slow down on the road to look at it. I was headed SOUTH towards route 2 on Pollly Drummand Road. The time is accurate because I pulled over my car to send someone a text message about it and that text is timestamped.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
yes - it burst in a round ball and went straight down. I don't recall any 'curve' after it burst
