I haven’t seen a mentor in a long time. I was driving and saw this and at first thought it was a meteor and then for a minute thought like did a small plane explode? But after searching the Internet about metopes one my area I came across the info on fireballs and I’m pretty sure that’s what I saw. I’d love to know if anyone else reported it.
Location
Address
Fairfield, CT
Latitude
41° 12' 3.56'' N (41.200989°)
Longitude
73° 16' 19.21'' W (-73.272004°)
Elevation
44.325737m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-12-07 20:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-12-08 01:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
33°
Moving
Facing azimuth
245.66°
First azimuth
254.4°
First elevation
28°
Last azimuth
245.36°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Like at the bottom a smaller piece broke away and there were momentarily two bursts of light before it disappeared.
