Reports Report 3490ax (Event 3490-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | LAURIE F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I don't know if this was a meteor. It was moving much faster than the typical aircraft. I saw no aircraft parts i.e. wings, but with the light getting low and the green blue light from the "fireball" being pretty bright, I don't know that I would have. I saw no tail so to speak and heard no booms. I was looking at its back end. I was driving and the radio was on but not loud. My timing is an estimate as is the direction in which I was looking. I suspect the time was between 6:40 and 6:50. I was heading west on 290 before crossing over Lake Quinsigamond. That part of the highway would have my car pointed in a west, southwest direction that would have changed it's angle a bit as I approached the lake. It was long gone before I got to the bridge over the lake. It came into view from behind, at the top of the windshield and reached the horizon just to the left of where I first saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Needham, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 18' 12.71'' N (42.30353°) |
| Longitude | 71° 44' 12.59'' W (-71.73683°) |
| Elevation | 139.952m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-29 18:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-29 22:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 200° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 216.65° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 198.33° |
| Last elevation | 3° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was in the car with the news on the radio. I heard nothing beyond the usual road noise and radio. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | It was moving away from me, so I was looking at its backside. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Again, it was moving away from me as I drove down the highway. I saw no fragments, but I didn't have a side view. |