Reports Report 8006h (Event 8006-2025)

Observer
Name KELSEY D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It looked like it was falling maybe only a mile or two away. I've never seen something so bright and big before, I initially thought a small plane or helicopter crashed until it passed below the treeline and there was no explosion upon impact
Location
Address Boxford, MA
Latitude 42° 40' 26.32'' N (42.673977°)
Longitude 70° 58' 33.87'' W (-70.976075°)
Elevation 27.846943m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-11-06 21:33 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-11-07 02:33 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 207°
Moving
Facing azimuth 338.54°
First azimuth 322.12°
First elevation 52°
Last azimuth 308.28°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 30°
Remarks It was a bright glowing trail that left a visible line of smoke that was only visible for maybe 3-4 seconds after before dispersing
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The trail seemed to break up into several small trails close to the main trail as if it was starting to fragment into multiple large chunks as it got closer to the treeline