Reports Report 2983aa (Event 2983-2025)

Observer
Name Edward S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was an oddly BRIGHT SIGHT traveling downward with a slight trail of gray . I wondered if it had been a firework but none followed and it appeared out of nowhere in a downward path
Location
Address Merrimac, MA
Latitude 42° 49' 53.81'' N (42.831613°)
Longitude 71° 0' 36.29'' W (-71.01008°)
Elevation 43.185928m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-06-02 20:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-06-03 00:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 118°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 15°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Pink. Yellow. White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Muffled boom a few seconds after it passed out of my sight
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -