I\'ve never seen anything like this. I was driving up I-95 from Richmond to Ashland. All of a sudden there was a bright fireball in the sky. Bigger than any shooting star I\'ve ever seen. There were about ten cars in front of me on the highway all who braked hard and slowed down after seeing the object. It travelled from East to West and had a long (2 inches) on my windshield) trail behind it. It was really bright and large. It lasted a couple of seconds then it was gone. I seriously thought it broke through the atmosphere and I was anticipating and second explosion from impact! Nothing else happened. I called some of my family after it happened and to tell them about it.
Location
Address
midlothian, VA
Latitude
37° 42' 37.59'' N (37.710443°)
Longitude
77° 26' 55.71'' W (-77.448807°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2010-12-28 18:45 EST
UT Date & Time
2010-12-28 23:45 UT
Duration
≈3s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
74°
First elevation
77°
Last azimuth
155°
Last elevation
66°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
White then yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
2°
Remarks
It had a bright white trail which turned yellow after I presume the atmosphere burned the object up
