This very bright object was traveling from south to north and seemed very fast. I reported the sighting to lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com on May 30, 2011.
There were a dozen or so nearly identical reports on that site 2 days later.
Location
Address
Warwick, RI
Latitude
41° 43' 30.74'' N (41.725206°)
Longitude
71° 27' 31.88'' W (-71.458855°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-05-29 20:57 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-05-30 00:57 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
79.82096°
First azimuth
90.45126°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
43.2057°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
blue/green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
The object was definitely on a south to north track as it was parallel with Route 95. Near the end of my 3-4 second observation there was a flash and I saw at least 2,
maybe more bright fragments fall from the main body.
