Reports Report 667by (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving on the Rt. 15 taking the exit slowly when I saw it. As soon as I saw it, I thought it was a plane or a helicopter (because there is a helipad in the area) but it was blue/green and it streaks in and out, it was so cool! I looked on the internet to find something similar and I saw that it very very closely resembled a meteor! It was really close! Not like high up in the sky, almost above the trees, but still higher up where I didn't think it was going to hit anywhere close. Very very cool. Please keep me updated to see if I'm not the only one who saw this! - Amy :) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fairfield, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 12' 16.48'' N (41.204579°) |
| Longitude | 73° 16' 8.34'' W (-73.268983°) |
| Elevation | 29.128298m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 20:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-23 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 227.85° |
| First azimuth | 278.24° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 179.26° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Flashes of blue and green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 0.5° |
| Remarks | I was kind of in shock from the bluish green light... I knew it was a meteor, so I didn't pay exact attention to the train, but it was short. I ran through my mind that it could have been a firework because there was a train, but no way, it was definitely high up, and ran parallel to the ground. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was very bright when I first saw it! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flashed bright at first, then disappeared, then it came back and it kind of went in and out, but it was very bright when I saw it |