I can't believe I did not immediately look at my watch so the time I reported of 17:30 could be as much as maybe closer to 17:15.
Location
Address
Putnam, CT
Latitude
41° 55' 42.41'' N (41.928447°)
Longitude
71° 49' 50.37'' W (-71.830658°)
Elevation
121.207108m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-11-09 17:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2019-11-09 22:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
117°
Moving
Facing azimuth
142.77°
First azimuth
115.95°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
161.58°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was facing south-southeast and there was a very bright and very quick flash that caught my eye to the left towards the east and caused me to turn my head in that direction and I saw a single very bright meteor streak towards the south at a slight downward trajectory. All of this happened in less than 2 seconds. The flash came from about a fist's width to the right of the rising nearly full moon and was seriously bright even in that moonlit early evening sky.
