It traveled east to west almost parallel to the horizon traveling slightly downward as it extended towards the west across the sky. It was brighter white/yellow than the stars in the sky and looked orange on the leading edge with a clearly distinct train that followed it and that disappeared several seconds after passing out of my view behind my trees as it continued west. It was the brightest I've observed in a long time and I was lucky to have walked onto my front porch as it passed high over the tree tops in the clear sky! Very cool!
Location
Address
Cresaptown, MD
Latitude
39° 35' 22.9'' N (39.589694°)
Longitude
78° 50' 38.53'' W (-78.844037°)
Elevation
284.821228m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-26 00:29 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-26 05:29 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
139.25°
First azimuth
137.84°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
270.7°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
-
Remarks
The train was bright white extending out quite a distance from the ball. Very sharp and distinct as if you took a white thin marker to the sky. It seemed to just fade quickly with nothing left behind after several seconds.
