A truly awe-inspiring moment. I phoned the police, and through them know of other people here who saw it. One was a police officer who thought it was a flare. Did this meteor hit earth? If so, where?
Location
Address
Stowe, VT
Latitude
44° 29' 50.38'' N (44.497328°)
Longitude
72° 40' 42.5'' W (-72.678471°)
Elevation
336.107m
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 down left to up right
Descent Angle
48°
Moving
Facing azimuth
24.73°
First azimuth
77.66°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
56.54°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
White exploding to green, blue, and white streaks
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The white ball appeared to get brighter, then broke into green (mostly), blue and white streaks arcing downwards like fireworks.
