Hundreds of commuters were on I84, their brake lights indicated how many others witnessed it! I've heard a blast during previous sightings but I was unfortunately in my car this time.
Location
Address
East Hartford, CT
Latitude
41° 45' 59.84'' N (41.766621°)
Longitude
72° 37' 22.27'' W (-72.622853°)
Elevation
12.861161m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-03-28 06:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-03-28 10:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
250.37°
First azimuth
188.42°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
327.15°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
80°
Remarks
Extremely bright smoke trail, widened & brightened as it crossed horizontally with slight vertical downward track. The fireball went black, but train lasted a few seconds.
