Very exciting to see. Watched Delaware online today to see if someone else saw it and my husband suggested that i have a broader search. Glad i checked. Very exciting!
Location
Address
Newark, DE
Latitude
39° 41' 20.97'' N (39.689158°)
Longitude
75° 44' 50.51'' W (-75.747364°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-02-14 12:35 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-02-14 17:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
orange yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
Angle coming down was slightly different than your options earlier- bright orange/yellow fireball with long smokey light orange train; very bright, very short-lived. Lasted approx. 2 seconds then disappeared. exciting to see
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When i saw the fireball coming down in the distance- i noticed it looked like it was on fire. it was more brilliant at the end than disappeared. trail of smoke lasted for an instant and also faded
