Reports Report 2050a (Event 2050-2015)

Observer
Name Daniele S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I was driving home and saw a woman getting frantic while I was at a stop sign. She was pointing out to her man "Look, there is something falling from the sky, OMG, fire, fire!" I asked her what she was seeing and she claimed she didn't know. I thought maybe she was halucinating because she was jumping up and down so much and her man couldn't see it. He finally saw, I took my turn and then turned up Walnut St. where I began looking out my car window to see if I could see what she was talking about. All of a sudden I saw this bright ball of fire falling from the sky and of course many things went through my mind. I pulled over by the basketball court where kids were playing. It wasn't a clear night by any means so it was probably much brighter than what it appeared to me. The ceiling was low but seeing this was simply amazing! It was just to the right of my final destination. It fell for a bit and then simply disappeared. I wondered if it was a plane going down but hoping that it was a meteor. Never seen anything like it before!
Location
Address Milford, MA
Latitude 42° 8' 44.27'' N (42.145631°)
Longitude 71° 31' 21.33'' W (-71.522592°)
Elevation 111.530052m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-08-23 12:25 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-08-23 16:25 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle
Moving
Facing azimuth 236.29°
First azimuth 229.8°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 225.54°
Last elevation 47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -26
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -