It started in from the north and proceeded across the sky to the south. I was driving so work on a 4 lane highway so I could see the whole thing from start to finish. Never saw anything this big in the sky glowing with big red tails before. I first thougt it was a plane on fire. It did not move across the sky as fast as I have seen meteors. It was faster than a plane but not like a shooting star. Much slower.
Location
Address
Lincoln University, PA
Latitude
39° 45' 44.06'' N (39.762238°)
Longitude
75° 53' 17.31'' W (-75.888142°)
Elevation
94.615685m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-12-15 06:18 EST
UT Date & Time
2021-12-15 11:18 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
70°
First azimuth
3.72°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
101.67°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a glowing fireball going across most of the sky with 3 red tails like rocket engines then it exploded into many pieces which glowed and had trailing red streams behind
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a large fireball then it suddenly exploded into many pieces which glowed for a second or two, then it all went out
