In over 50 years, I only say 1 other shooting star. My first though was this may have been an exploding aircraft until I researched recent meteors & descriptions on the internet.
Location
Address
Bellingham, MA
Latitude
42° 6' 9.15'' N (42.102541°)
Longitude
71° 26' 44.69'' W (-71.445747°)
Elevation
59.186m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-30 00:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-30 04:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
133.41°
First azimuth
242.12°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
252.63°
Last elevation
65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
9°
Remarks
The Bolide was a quick, sausage shaped very bright white flash followed by a meteor shaped image of red smoke. I was driving on I-495 southbound and couldn't tell how long the red part lasted due to trees. Maybe a few seconds or more.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright white sausage shaped in my upper right periferal vision
