I was at an outdoor festival (The Eastern States Exposition) when I saw this. I was surprised to see it because the sky was not dark (lots of light pollution) and I could barely see any stars. At first my friends and I (4 other people) thought that maybe we saw a firework or something from the fair, but we are pretty certain what we saw did not look like a firework and there were no other things in the sky for the next few minutes. All four of us saw it and agreed that it was likely a space object.
Please reach out to me via email and let me know anything about this possible meteor that I saw. It was incredible!
Location
Address
West Springfield, MA
Latitude
42° 5' 36.25'' N (42.093402°)
Longitude
72° 36' 52.53'' W (-72.614591°)
Elevation
15.140784m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-22 19:24 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-22 23:24 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
258°
Moving
Facing azimuth
25.72°
First azimuth
14.37°
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
5°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Green, Light Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
7°
Remarks
It was a glowing bright green train/trail. It appeared at the same time I saw the head of the fireball. It was not very long, but clearly visible. It was visible for about 3 seconds. It was relatively thick but short.
