I saw it while I was driving South on Route 3 from Plymouth to Cape Cod. The fireball was directly in front of me over the highway flying from East to West.
Location
Address
Plymouth, MA
Latitude
41° 49' 31.9'' N (41.825528°)
Longitude
70° 33' 38.05'' W (-70.56057°)
Elevation
26.951578m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-13 17:25 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-13 22:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
155.96°
First azimuth
157.47°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
158.61°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
7°
Remarks
The train was glowing and surprisingly bright. It stayed bright the whole time that I was looking at it, which was about 3 seconds.
