I thought something blew up or there was an electrical fire in my house or right outside my door. My mom Thought it sounded like a nuclear explosion. Don't know for sure what it was so looked online and fireball came up so I decided to report what we experienced.
Location
Address
Chesapeake , VA
Latitude
36° 46' 29.42'' N (36.774839°)
Longitude
76° 24' 51.73'' W (-76.414369°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-06-28 01:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-06-28 05:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
Unknown
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
I only saw a flash of yellow and maybe red in my window and heard an electrical sound at the same time.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We heard a sound at the same time it flashed. It sounded like a transformer trying to kick back on during a thunderstorm. My mom heard but didn't see anything but said it sounded like a sonic boom.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
We heard two sounds and there were two flashes. They happened within a second of each other. The sound seemed to happen at the same time I saw the flashes.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was facing away from window watching tv. It flashed I could see the reflection off the tv. It was Very bright
