Unfortunately, whatever was making the double bright flash visible just above the hill was itself below the hill.
Location
Address
Bridgewater, VT
Latitude
43° 38' 55.93'' N (43.64887°)
Longitude
72° 35' 10'' W (-72.586112°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-21 20:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-22 00:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
-
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
304.81844°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
303.6356°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
A double flash lit up about 25 degrees just below a hill, followed a second or two later by a meteor with a tail just above and to the left of that spot streaking from 10 o\'clock to 4 o\'clock from my position.
