Reports Report 2114as (Event 2114-2024)

Observer
Name Matthew W
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks The meteor/green ball of light seemed to land very close to my house and I have never seen one that color green. I have seen them before in the distance but me and my wife were on our couch and it looked like it landed in the woods near our house and it was much bigger than any o have seen before. It was very cool to see
Location
Address Hubbardston, MA
Latitude 42° 28' 46.32'' N (42.479533°)
Longitude 72° 1' 36.43'' W (-72.026786°)
Elevation 277.316376m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-04-26 22:08 EDT
UT Date & Time 2024-04-27 02:08 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 159°
Moving
Facing azimuth 183.11°
First azimuth 166.52°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 185.38°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 10°
Remarks It was a glowing white color behind the green ball of light
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The ball was bright white then it looked like it exploded, turned green then there was a couple smaller pieces that splintered off the bigger green ball and rite after that happened it all disappeared when it went behind the trees.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks When the big ball of light exploded and turned green, a couple smaller green pieces splintered off