Reports Report 5450cv (Event 5450-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Beverly H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | When I first saw it, I thought it was a low-flying plane, or even a drone because of the green color. But it was moving much too fast for a drone and it started to break up within a second or so into red and orange fragments. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boston, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 24' 46.04'' N (42.412788°) |
| Longitude | 71° 6' 12.67'' W (-71.10352°) |
| Elevation | 1.971m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-26 17:52 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-26 22:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 7° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 188.13° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 7.49° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Green, then red and orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a bright glowing ball with a greenish tinge when it passed over my car coming from behind. It was moving fast to the north, and after maybe a second, it started to break up into red and yellow/orange fragments. It disappeared behind a building, so I didn't see where it went or what happened. |