This object was bright and large. I found it hard to believe that not many people saw this in my area . I did not think much about it after that until I heard about it on a New York AM Radio news station.
Location
Address
DANBURY, CT
Latitude
41° 24' 47.69'' N (41.413246°)
Longitude
73° 27' 38.88'' W (-73.4608°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-02-14 12:40 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-02-14 17:40 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
154.68849°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
149.96305°
Last elevation
73°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
WHITE / ORANGE
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
That was the strange part, there was no sound at all. I first thought it was an aircraft on fire until i saw the way it came down in a fast straight line . I jumped out of my truck and waited for an explosion noise that never happened.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
30°
Remarks
I first saw the fireball then saw the trail it left. It did not last long maybe 5 or 8 seconds. It was white in color then vanished..
