The object itself was incredibly bright, but did not light up the ground where I was. There was a streak of color after it, but the sky was too dark to notice any dark smoke trail.
Location
Address
Carmel, IN
Latitude
39° 59' 16.25'' N (39.987848°)
Longitude
86° 3' 27.5'' W (-86.057638°)
Elevation
236.480072m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-26 07:02 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-26 11:02 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
210°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
160°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
was as bright as a white firework-at least twice it suddenly became larger before it just ended. I did not lose it behind the horizon or trees - the bright light just was gone
