I had a cloudless clear sky with low humidity and 20 degrees ambient temperature, with moon phase at 1/4
Location
Address
Proctor, VT
Latitude
43° 39' 54.41'' N (43.665114°)
Longitude
73° 1' 27.7'' W (-73.02436°)
Elevation
122.632889m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-29 18:35 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-29 23:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
52°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I did NOT hear any sound from the meteor and I listened for 1 minute after I saw the meteor, but the neighborhood dogs did all start barking about 1 minute after the meteor.
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
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Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
35°
Remarks
The trail appeared to me as light blue with three separate smaller (10% of the fireball) pieces breaking off. In my perspective, the tail was 5 feet long.
