Reports Report 6425uq (Event 6425-2020)

Observer
Name Elaine D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was driving home from church at around 7:15 pm on Nov. 8, driving on Route 67 on West Brookfield Road, North Brookfield, MA (almost into West Brookfield). It was pretty dark (no street lights (country road). It was soooo amazing very distinctly bright, glowing (like the full moon) green, and I saw it over the horizon on my left. It was traveling the same direction as me and seemed to be completely horizontal, but up well over the horizon, and in maybe two seconds it was gone. It was so fast, and just disappeared. It was very round and had a line of a tail. Very distinct and beautiful. I never saw anything like it! I immediately called my Pastor's wife to see if she saw it, but she hadn't left the parking lot, yet. I truly marveled and said, "God, what was that???, !!!" and just kept repeating it. My neighbor has an observatory in his yard, and is an avid astronomer. I described it to him and he immediately told me he assumed it was a bolide meteor.
Location
Address North Brookfield, MA
Latitude 42° 12' 59.51'' N (42.21653°)
Longitude 72° 6' 8.64'' W (-72.1024°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-11-08 19:15 EST
UT Date & Time 2020-11-09 00:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 282.24°
First azimuth -
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 77.04°
Last elevation 43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -