(meteorobs) Beautiful fireball - space junk?

[GeoZay at aol.com]

>>On the 2006.04.25.16 UT here, in the low northeast sector  of  the sky, 
starting in Virgo and ending in Hercules, a northerly  trajectory  
glowing intense malachite green and at the end of its  incandescent path  
broke up into at least 3  fragments. <<
Ah dang it! I just noted one more thing in your description that indicates  a 
meteor rather than re-entering space junk...the color. From what I've heard  
from those who have actually seen space junk re-entering...space junk tends to 
 look yellowish/orange predominantly. An intense green is more likely to be  
produced by a meteor. I'm not sure why...I'm guessing the entering velocity  
might have something to do with it? Space junk is usually in earth orbit and  
thus at a slower velocity when it re-enters, than say a meteoroid entering the  
atmosphere. 
George Zay