It was the first time I have ever seen anything like it. I have seen shooting stars in the past and thought this was just a very bright/close shooting star until the flashes and the smoke that followed. I was in my back yard looking west.
Location
Address
Fall River, MA
Latitude
41° 40' 55.72'' N (41.682144°)
Longitude
71° 10' 2.51'' W (-71.167363°)
Elevation
59.84m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-14 22:38 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-15 02:38 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
292.89°
First azimuth
292°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
300°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Blue, Dark Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
Only saw smoke for a few seconds after the flash. The smoke trail looked curly and started in the sky and went towards the ground.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The shooting star started off as a bright white/yellow light then become really bright and then flashed into a blue light then flashed a second time into a green light then disappeared.
