It was quite an experience, I've seen shooting stars before but never heard/felt that delayed boom effect. Thought for sure there was going to be some report in the papers in the morning saying a meteor landed and left a large crater somewhere within 50 miles or so. A laymans guess would be it was a sonic boom or maybe just landed in the ocean undetected.
Location
Address
Palermo, ME
Latitude
44° 20' 32.67'' N (44.342407°)
Longitude
69° 26' 58.3'' W (-69.449527°)
Elevation
95.804m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-02-25 00:25 EST
UT Date & Time
2018-02-25 05:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
217°
Moving
Facing azimuth
98.5°
First azimuth
108.21°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
92.99°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a loud booming sound about 10-20 seconds after the fireball went out of my sight. The air seemed to carry it's vibrations.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As it became brighter there was what appeared to be fragments being left in it's wake
