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Observer
Name
Dail M
Experience Level
2/5
Remarks
I was laying in bed. I have a skylight above it. the flashing of light woke me up. My skylight faces North. I did not actually see a fireball only the flashing of a very bright white light. The fireball would have had to travel East to West and I heard the boom come from out of the West
Location
Address
Casco, ME
Latitude
43° 59' 46.28'' N (43.99619°)
Longitude
70° 29' 18.1'' W (-70.48836°)
Elevation
185.841m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-05-17 01:52 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-05-17 05:52 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
271°
Moving
Facing azimuth
335.6°
First azimuth
48.01°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
290.65°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A distant boom about 3-4 minutes later
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
