It was absolutely amazing! We were driving on I-95 going southbound and it appeared out of nowhere-at first we thought it was a shooting star-it appeared at first it was traveling in a manner more consistent with a shooting star-like in a more horizontal path-then we realized it was dropping straight down from the sky-was getting larger as it dropped-much much larger than a shooting star-and lasted longer than anytime I've ever seen a shooting star. My husband swears he saw green in it-I remember seeing bright white surrounded by red and orange
Location
Address
Fairfield, CT
Latitude
41° 8' 32.01'' N (41.142226°)
Longitude
73° 16' 21.95'' W (-73.272763°)
Elevation
3.256m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-04-23 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-04-24 02:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
174°
Moving
Facing azimuth
267.74°
First azimuth
266.83°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
284.96°
Last elevation
8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-25
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
30°
Remarks
Glowing trail-was bright then faded as it fell
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was very very bright then completely disappeared to black in a fraction of a second
