Bright blue-green fireball with an intense orange trail came down almost directly in front of me while driving. Fragmented about half way down. Have only seen one other fireball this amazing before. What an amazing privilege!
Location
Address
Groton, VT
Latitude
44° 11' 21.64'' N (44.189344°)
Longitude
72° 17' 24.03'' W (-72.290008°)
Elevation
545.909912m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-10-17 23:27 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-10-18 03:27 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
214°
Moving
Facing azimuth
38°
First azimuth
40°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
37°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
12°
Remarks
bright orange directly behind fireball and faded out within about a second
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
noticed one smaller fragment come off to the right of the larger, brighter fireball - had same colors
