American Meteor Society

Reports Report 7079a (Event 7079-2024)

Observer
Name Yudoria V
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was driving in my car on richmond st heading home to Berkley ma. To my left slightly in front of me i seen looked like basket ball on fire with flames shooting out the top. It was way above tree tops i watched it go down straight down above the assonet river. Theres a banking from road to river probably 10 ft high so i never seen it hit but i know roughly where it went down
Location
Address , MA
Latitude 41° 48' 7.69'' N (41.802136°)
Longitude 71° 3' 5.27'' W (-71.051465°)
Elevation 13.443351m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-07-27 20:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2024-07-28 00:30 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 339.37°
First azimuth 359°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 40.95°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -