| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Donna S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I typed this in under the tail info but I couldn't get the degree to enter (which i was guessing because the fist/arm thing didn't explain it well) As I walked outside the ground and most of the neighborhood was lit up flashing white for about 2secs. I looked straight up the sky was flashing whitish 2secs, then I saw a yellow tail mixed with orange for 3 secs before seeing the green. As it continued for 5 secs the green got darker, the orange seemed less and the yellow had whitish/smoke that filled the area where it came from. I could see the white/smoke for 3 secs after the fireball was behind trees and out of my sight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Methuen, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 42' 58.19'' N (42.716163°) |
| Longitude | 71° 12' 10.19'' W (-71.202831°) |
| Elevation | 47.82m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-17 00:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-17 04:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 166° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 8.17° |
| First azimuth | 18.31° |
| First elevation | 54° |
| Last azimuth | 43.6° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | sounded like a clap of thunder (high up in sky) but the sky was clear. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |