Whatever this was literally stopped a bunch of us in our tracks... there was no sound at all and some people were making jokes about N.K. It did baffle me at first because it was very fast and then it got a little brighter split into pieces and was gone.
Location
Address
Hampton, VA
Latitude
37° 4' 44.1'' N (37.078918°)
Longitude
76° 19' 48.99'' W (-76.330276°)
Elevation
1.555939m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-04-13 22:36 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-04-14 02:36 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It became brighter and brighter and then it went into 3 or more pieces and no longer glowing