I’m so happy my son and I saw this! I can’t wait to tell him what it actually was. It just didn’t really seem to be a firework.
Location
Address
Ridgefield, CT
Latitude
41° 17' 2.7'' N (41.284082°)
Longitude
73° 29' 14.56'' W (-73.487379°)
Elevation
192.264954m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-07-24 23:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-07-25 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
94.98°
First azimuth
107.46°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
76.14°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
30°
Remarks
Thin bright white trail that faded to pale yellow and then smoke.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The explosion was when I saw a bit of red at the center of the bright white oval ball. Thought it was a firework but there was no noise and it didn’t exactly seem like a firework.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When the head of the flying thing exploded, the edges were a bit ragged. That makes me think it was falling apart at that moment.
