American Meteor Society

Reports Report 6457s (Event 6457-2023)

Observer
Name Bonnie C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Burrillville, RI
Latitude 41° 57' 12.97'' N (41.953604°)
Longitude 71° 40' 24.53'' W (-71.673481°)
Elevation 139.696869m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-10-26 20:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2023-10-27 00:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 102°
Moving
Facing azimuth 188.29°
First azimuth 130.48°
First elevation 6°
Last azimuth 216.66°
Last elevation 3°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange, Yellow, Red, Brown
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration -
Length -
Remarks I could see the ball clearly it went over my house and beyond the tree line. It looked like the size of a soccer ball and the train was maybe 12ft long as far as I could compare it to the ball sized object. I could see all the colors and flames distinctly. At first I thought it was a firework but it was so much bigger and closer.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -