It came from the sky but by the time it puffed out it was below the tree line. It took me a while and some looking around online to figure out what I saw because it looked so...low? The sun wasn't over the horizon yet and the sky had just lightened. I've seen shooting stars before way up in the sky but nothing like this. I could be overestimating how close it was, but it was still much lower looking than anything I've seen in my life.
Location
Address
Seymour, CT
Latitude
41° 24' 43.5'' N (41.412084°)
Longitude
73° 3' 2.21'' W (-73.050614°)
Elevation
141.100922m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-10-13 06:55 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-13 10:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
239°
Moving
Facing azimuth
148.04°
First azimuth
148.9°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
40.83°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Green, Light Green, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When the object left my vision, it disappeared in a puff with sparks, making a fizzy crackle sort of sound
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
35°
Remarks
Glowing when it entered my vision, quickly fading to smoke and all smoke by the time it puffed out
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
By the time it puffed it had emitted a few small particles with the sparks. It seemed to be burning up mostly but little dusty particles were popping off the whole time I saw it, with a cloud of dusty particles that didn't burn as part of the smoky finale
