Reports Report 6425qg (Event 6425-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | anna s |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was stunningly beautiful! This is the third huge meteorological event I have seen unexpectedly. It never gets old. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | York, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 9' 26.64'' N (43.1574°) |
| Longitude | 70° 39' 15.47'' W (-70.654296°) |
| Elevation | 12.742375m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-08 18:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-08 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 108° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 231.78° |
| First azimuth | 236.44° |
| First elevation | 46° |
| Last azimuth | 260.27° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | I was driving North on route 1 in York Maine just about to take the exit on 95 south. At first I thought it was a bomb, since it started high to mid horizon and shooting downward about 45 degrees until falling sharply with little white flares trailing behind and possibly ahead of itself? It appeared to take up half the sky and lasted long enough for me to think to myself, “is this still happening?” The train was so long and the fireball itself lasted so long- then it looked like it landed in the forest or highway! I had half a mind to park and look for an asteroid. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Near the very beginning the train “sparked” throughout its trajectory and then as it cascaded at about a 45 degree angle, started to appear brighter then fragment and spark even more before appearing to fall onto the forest and highway nearby. |