American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4572k (Event 4572-2017)

Observer
Name Peter S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was driving late at night / early morning a little after 2 am. As I turned left, off of East Street on to rt 47 I saw this object appear just above the tree line to my left. It was a swirling mix of light blue and light green. It proceeded to travel to my left and burned out. I saw the entire event from its appearance till it burned out in its entirety. I could clearly see what looked like a gaseous swirling cloud around a lighter central core as it passed over head..
Location
Address Hadley, MA
Latitude 42° 19' 59.46'' N (42.333182°)
Longitude 72° 34' 47.06'' W (-72.579738°)
Elevation 35.319m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-11-23 02:03 EST
UT Date & Time 2017-11-23 07:03 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 255°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 88.47°
First elevation 28°
Last azimuth 32.64°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -