I was driving to work and saw the light in the sky, it had a long orange tail. Then all of a sudden it got really bright white and exploded into 4 separate pieces I saw smoke and then the light died.
Location
Address
Penobscot, ME
Latitude
44° 30' 8.51'' N (44.502364°)
Longitude
68° 40' 46.16'' W (-68.67949°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-30 04:44 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-30 09:44 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
the long tail was orange, the ball was white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
-
Remarks
It was bright orange at first then when the ball blew up it was smoke.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The ball went very bright white then separated into 4 pieces
