Reports Report 4082a (Event 4082-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arthur S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was much larger, slightly slower, and with a shorter tail than most meteorites I have seen and heading almost straight downward towards the horizon from my perspective. I couldn't hear if it made a sound because I was riding a motorcycle on the highway when I saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Taunton, MA |
| Latitude | 41° 57' 37.13'' N (41.960314°) |
| Longitude | 71° 5' 34.2'' W (-71.092834°) |
| Elevation | 21.568m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-31 03:04 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-31 07:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 184° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 94.33° |
| First azimuth | 72.52° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 70.3° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | The train sparkled green for about half a second or so. It was very short in comparison to meteorites I have seen, but this was a much larger object. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was some green fragmentation sparkles towards the end of what I could see of it, but it continued on below the horizon and out of sight. |