Although I don’t have astronomy experience I did look up several videos and feel confident this is what I saw. The sky lighting up blue was what originally made me look out the car window because it was so bright it lit up so much of the sky it could be seen on both sides of the vehicle. The first explosion was like a big fireball in the sky a trail burst out of it and ended in another flash of light. It was spectacular.
Location
Address
Burkesville, KY
Latitude
36° 45' 37.68'' N (36.760466°)
Longitude
85° 18' 59.06'' W (-85.316405°)
Elevation
176.298798m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-08-22 20:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-08-23 01:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
255°
Moving
Facing azimuth
349.3°
First azimuth
2.99°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
315.39°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Between blue and light blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
Bright glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the initial burst of light and explosion a trail led to another smaller flash of light before everything went dark again
