Apparently there have been several sightings of fireballs in the past few days (my husband just told me he heard about one on the news last night and some via word of mouth) but I haven't been able to find any info about these myself when I tried to research it.
Location
Address
Midlothian, VA
Latitude
37° 30' 20.87'' N (37.505796°)
Longitude
77° 39' 44.86'' W (-77.66246°)
Elevation
110.148m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-01-30 18:00 EST
UT Date & Time
2016-01-30 23:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
202°
Moving
Facing azimuth
6.93°
First azimuth
358.05°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
3.83°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
-
Remarks
I saw the fireball leaving the store but it disappeared behind treeline. I drove a few miles to apartment where the sky is much more open to view and saw a very large smoke trail that I can only assume was from the fireball as it did not resemble something else such as a plane trail or yard fire, etc. I took a picture.
