I am a locomotive engineer and I witnessed this event while on my train. Saw the ski light up green and when I looked to my left I could see the meteor! Absolutely awesome!
Location
Address
Kennebunk, ME
Latitude
43° 23' 30.36'' N (43.391766°)
Longitude
70° 31' 3.19'' W (-70.517554°)
Elevation
13.316m
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
118°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
296.48°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
336.88°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The green flash lit the ski up
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There were fragment that glittered as they were burning up
