It only lasted a few seconds. It was orange or red at the front and larger at the front with a white or light yellow streaming tail. Then it just disappeared after a few seconds. And a little while after I saw it I did hear a thunderous sound but no thunder in the forecast and it did not sound like any Fourth of July related fireworks. I know it happened around 10 PM because about a minute after I saw it I called my son to tell him what I saw and the timestamp on the call was 10:01 PM.
Location
Address
Revere, MA
Latitude
42° 25' 17.54'' N (42.42154°)
Longitude
71° 0' 51.9'' W (-71.014418°)
Elevation
11.683699m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-07-07 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-07-08 02:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
183.01°
First azimuth
190.91°
First elevation
28°
Last azimuth
161.75°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sounded like thunder a few mins after I saw it go by, I even looked at the weather forecast on my phone to see if rain or thunder and lightning were in the forecast but they weren’t. Even though it’s near the Fourth of July holiday this didn’t sound like a fire cracker and sounded more like thunder.
