I was on 95 South in Portsmouth at 8:30PM headed to Massachusetts when I saw what I thought was a fast falling plane (alongside Pease Int. Airport) or that my eyes were playing tricks on me having seen fireworks earlier that night. There was a great arc in the fall of the meteor with a magnificent ice blue color. When the meteor reached its final destination it was as if a light bulb had died, a bright flash and then it was gone. It looked very close to the ground and for the next ten miles or so I was thinking I would see debris on the highway. It was incredible to see and to hear similar accounts!
Location
Address
Portsmouth, NH
Latitude
43° 2' 34.98'' N (43.043049°)
Longitude
70° 48' 59.39'' W (-70.816498°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-01-29 20:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2011-01-30 01:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
283.60049°
First azimuth
144.91732°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
199.25657°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
blue, white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
3s
Length
13°
Remarks
The whole thing looked just like a firework, the trail disappeared just as the fireball had.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
To me it looked similar to a lightbulb bursting (brighter...then out)
