The weather was app. -10 degrees and clear skies. My 76 year old neighbor was with me as we were just heading to Florida(8 minutes into the trip).
Location
Address
Madison, CT
Latitude
41° 21' 28.58'' N (41.35794°)
Longitude
72° 36' 30.53'' W (-72.60848°)
Elevation
97.743m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-02-14 04:36 EST
UT Date & Time
2016-02-14 09:36 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
251.25°
First azimuth
187.66°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
217.86°
Last elevation
39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
A loud boom after the flash.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8s
Length
-
Remarks
After the flash there was a loud boom at which point the trail looked like a rocket flames/exhaust, very bright and then fading like the trail of a fire works launch.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
First there was a bright light followed by a flash and a loud boom. In the flash it appeared to be an explosion with pieces going away from the center. the fire trail seemed to be the length of my windshield and then just fading out with nothing more to see.
