Standing in my back yard I was looking up at the sky at 10:30 PM. An incredibly bright streak appeared exactly where I was looking. At the front of the streak was a craft the shape of a shoebox but slightly wider. The front sloped down at a 45 degree angle and had a windshield on it. The craft was a dull grey that looked like what an F-15 jet is made of. It was flying at 3,000 - 5,000 feet to the best of my knowledge and traveling 1,000+ miles per hour. My best guess is it was directly over the ground 5 miles away. It was probably 50 feet long, 35 feet wide and 20 feet high. The trail of light appeared to be caused by the craft traveling through the air, not by the propulsion unit. After about 3 seconds the craft dimmed and the trail (a mile long behind it) died out. The craft made absolutely no sound which was shocking considering how fast it was traveling and relatively close to me.