It didn’t seem to travel very far before it pointed Dow and went away but it lasted about 15 seconds and was decently wide. It seemed close enough to the ground that it might’ve landed a few miles away.
Location
Address
Elizabeth, PA
Latitude
40° 14' 23.26'' N (40.239794°)
Longitude
79° 51' 33.81'' W (-79.859392°)
Elevation
321.731232m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-17 08:55 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-03-17 12:55 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
252°
Moving
Facing azimuth
305.1°
First azimuth
319.52°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
317.22°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Dark Purple, Purple, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
30°
Remarks
A smoke trail that was thinner at the end the meteor most recently passed and then it widened out slightly. It was a dark storm cloud gray
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As it was going down I noticed that near the end of the sighting it went almost at a 80 degree angle maybe 60-70 degrees and it suddenly got smaller and looked like a firework that misfired and came back down.and then it became a bright white color and disappeared. It’s orange tail got smaller at this point and it seemed like it almost shifted direction quickly.
