It was a very dark night on the beach and I told my friend \"look, look there, and pointed and she looked and we watched and oohed and ahhed for a bit\" so it might have been longer than 5 or 6 seconds.
Location
Address
Provincetown, MA
Latitude
42° 3' 42.76'' N (42.061879°)
Longitude
70° 9' 8.89'' W (-70.152469°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-10-20 20:40 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-10-21 00:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
214.87566°
First azimuth
229.16091°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
197.9046°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
orange, gold orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
10°
Remarks
The Train stopped and started, as if a stone, skipping on the water.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
As it moved a small one or two fragments shot off quickly up an down but without trains.
