My sister & I literally thought it crashed and went looking for debris. We also call ABC 6 News but the guy blew us off and said there were no sightings. It was AMAZING!!! Such an inky dark sky with twinkling lights and then this HUGE ball of speeding light! WOW!
Location
Address
Philadelphia, PA
Latitude
40° 2' 33.77'' N (40.042714°)
Longitude
75° 13' 36.42'' W (-75.226783°)
Elevation
89.23m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-04 22:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-05 02:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
86°
Moving
Facing azimuth
280.24°
First azimuth
277.78°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
275.94°
Last elevation
8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
Yellow. Orange. Really bright
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
6°
Remarks
Hard to tell whether it was smoky or glowing but it was a very bright arch
