I have seen a fireball before but this was not the shape of a ball. If it was, the front was ball shaped with a huge wide tail with occasional sparks very far from the original of the ball
Location
Address
Ashland, NE
Latitude
41° 2' 33.09'' N (41.042526°)
Longitude
96° 21' 9.48'' W (-96.352632°)
Elevation
330.406799m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 18:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-27 00:00 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
37.86°
First azimuth
47.08°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
24.55°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Green with orange sparks some distance from tail looked like the shape of a helicopter
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
3°
Remarks
occasional orange sparks or fire embers
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I turned my head and saw what looked like the shape of a helicopter with occasional embers coming from tail. At first I thought it was a helicopter crashing. It was heading toward the Ashland National Guard Camp
