One of the most amazing things I've ever seen in the night sky. I was driving east on the mass pike heading home when there was flashing behind me, then the sky in front of my car started to light up looking out my left car window I could see what seemed to be a large greenish fire ball breaking apart and moving very fast heading to my best guess east or northeast almost the same direction I was going. It seemed to be heading down and away from me. I hope you get more reports on this. It was early in the morning am hours. I'm sure anyone in the area on the highway would have seen this it was very bright.
Location
Address
Framingham, MA
Latitude
42° 18' 57.91'' N (42.316085°)
Longitude
71° 21' 20.66'' W (-71.35574°)
Elevation
49.554m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-05-17 00:50 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-05-17 04:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
103°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
55°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The brightness was fluctuating as it was breaking apart it was light green color but very bright
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Ball of flames with flashes of light and parts breaking off
