I am not positive on the exact location I gave. We were driving home on I-89 from Canada and exited at exit 19 a few minutes after seeing the event.
Location
Address
, VT
Latitude
44° 49' 33.02'' N (44.825839°)
Longitude
73° 3' 44.48'' W (-73.062356°)
Elevation
161.2117m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-07-19 21:34 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-07-20 01:34 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
205.93°
First azimuth
203.36°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
219.93°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like an explosion in that sky that then fell extremely quickly but for only a short duration. It was much bigger than a shooting star and didn’t have the same consistency in its fall as a shooting star. There was a clear separation between the explosion and fall.
