Reports Report 1750afu (Event 1750-2016)

Observer
Name Pete D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was traveling north west at highway speed when the fireball popped out of the night. At first, I thought it was a extra large Roman candle firework(it was a perfect sphere in metallic greens and blues) but I saw no smoke underneath it like a fireworks display leaves and it just appeared to be stationary. I then thought its was some sort of signal flare. As I moved closer, I noticed the fireball had a golden(not really a yellow color) thin outline all around it and also noticed what appeared to be the same colored,golden more than yellow, tail that barely was has hanging of the end as the fireball now appeared to be moving in a very slight lower trajectory. I had watched the fireball for several seconds and had to checkup where was I driving and then when I went to look back at it, I had lost sight out it. Harley-Davidson had a special run on paint job color called Dragonfly green in 2006. In the daylight, that paint color flip flops from different shades of green to bluish shades. The fireball I witnessed was very close in color to that paint job in bright sunlight!
Location
Address Burlington, MA
Latitude 42° 28' 33.81'' N (42.476058°)
Longitude 71° 13' 9.75'' W (-71.219376°)
Elevation 60.872m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-05-17 00:50 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-05-17 04:50 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 92°
Moving
Facing azimuth 342.93°
First azimuth 350.89°
First elevation
Last azimuth 9.49°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -