I would love to help further the sighting representation to Notheast Ohio.
Location
Address
Niles, OH
Latitude
41° 10' 52.49'' N (41.181247°)
Longitude
80° 43' 55'' W (-80.731944°)
Elevation
295.58m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-04 22:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-05 02:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
15°
Moving
Facing azimuth
98.29°
First azimuth
101.86°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
88.47°
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
11°
Remarks
A smoke trail after small explosive moment. The ball was white until it exploded. It turned light whitish yellow as the thin smoke trail was still visible from the light of the explosion. The sky was relatively dark so the small stringlike smoke trail was not noticeably visual afterward.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Termination flash was white then immediately showed some whitish yellow and the light exposed the the smoke trail. A small moment of orange was also visible for a split second at initial termination.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw what looked like almost what a firework does. But I did not see any solid pieces.
