The closest looking object I've ever seen fall out of the sky with such a color change from white to red. A red tail grew behind it before I lost sight of it behind the 100 plus foot trees across the street. Great sighting.
Location
Address
Plainville, CT
Latitude
41° 40' 35.76'' N (41.6766°)
Longitude
72° 51' 1.88'' W (-72.850523°)
Elevation
58.575565m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-09-02 23:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-09-03 03:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
181°
Moving
Facing azimuth
337.29°
First azimuth
343.25°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
345.38°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
Started white then turned dark red and a red tail appeared behind it as it fell almost straight down from my perspective
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Started as bright as a normal star then slowly got brighter and brighter white till it was so bright hard to look then boom all red with a large red tail behind it
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Started as bright as a normal star then slowly got brighter and brighter white till it was so bright hard to look then boom all red with a large red tail behind it
