A big green ball appeared and started streaking. My friend had time to turn around and see it. The tail occurred after the ball had flown by a bit. The tail smoke was visible after the green ball disappeared behind a tree. My friend saw a bit of blue in the ball. I didn't. He saw it right at the end when it disappeared behind the tree. I can't remember if I saw a white flash at the end or not. I think I did, but not entirely sure. My wife saw it as well.
Location
Address
Fredericksburg, VA
Latitude
38° 18' 20.52'' N (38.305701°)
Longitude
77° 30' 37.44'' W (-77.5104°)
Elevation
74.606735m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-06-14 23:11 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-06-15 03:11 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
255°
Moving
Facing azimuth
8.48°
First azimuth
19.18°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
347.29°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-25
Color
I saw green. My friend said he saw a little blue. I didn't I seemed a shade more toward dark green than green but was very close to the green listed here.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
35°
Remarks
smoke trail mostly. It was a bright tail then turned to smoke color. It was burning at first and then turned to smoke.
