I've never seen anything like that in my whole life. And I enjoy watching meteor showers - but this was so much larger. It was unmistakeable. My husband also saw the same thing.
Location
Address
Middletown, OH
Latitude
39° 30' 11.29'' N (39.503135°)
Longitude
84° 19' 28.35'' W (-84.324543°)
Elevation
242.867645m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-04-26 23:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-04-27 03:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
294.4°
First azimuth
316.24°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
279.93°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Red, orange, fire
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
One giant fireball seemed to get larger and brighter for a split second. There was no doubt it was fire.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the fireball got bigger and brighter it immediately split into 4 smaller fireballs.
