At first i thought it was a shooting star but after looking around in the sky there were no stars out and it was cloudy. The fireball was much brighter and more orange than any shooting star i had ever seen and below the clouds.
Location
Address
Hermon, ME
Latitude
44° 50' 18.69'' N (44.838525°)
Longitude
68° 52' 18.97'' W (-68.871935°)
Elevation
79.473602m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-01-16 17:40 EST
UT Date & Time
2019-01-16 22:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
109°
Moving
Facing azimuth
174.35°
First azimuth
162.67°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
188.17°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-
Remarks
Glowing train, slowly dying out simmilar to what you would see with a shooting star only not as fast.
