Reports Report 1750rw (Event 1750-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dasean G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Before taking exit 15 on highway 24, i seen that the night sky lit up, I right away assumed "oh its lightning, but they sky lit up new to me with a green and flicking light I've never seen before. I then looked out my drivers side window and saw the train of green trail following the brightest thing I've ever seen before. It looked almost so close i thought it was a fire work, or flare tryung to remember if it was a holiday. But the effects of it causing the sky to do that much i knew it was more than anything you can get at the store. Once it disappeared i immediately phoned a friend thinking we were all going to die today from the look of it, it seemed like it was landing/ crashing so i was waiting for a (boom sound) but heard nothing. Just glad i wasn't going crazy! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bridgewater, MA |
| Latitude | 41° 57' 8.36'' N (41.952321°) |
| Longitude | 71° 1' 25.18'' W (-71.02366°) |
| Elevation | 29.506m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-17 00:49 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-17 04:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 110° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 335° |
| First azimuth | 314.24° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 319.96° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | Before taking exit 15 on highway 24, i seen that the night sky lit up, I right away assumed "oh its lightning, but they sky lit up new to me with a green and flicking light I've never seen before. I then looked out my drivers side window and saw the train of green trail following the brightest thing I've ever seen before. It looked almost so close i thought it was a fire work, or flare tryung to remember if it was a holiday. But the effects of it causing the sky to do that much i knew it was more than anything you can get at the store. Once it disappeared i immediately phoned a friend thinking we were all going to die today from the look of it, it seemed like it was landing/ crashing so i was waiting for a (boom sound) but heard nothing. Just glad i wasn't going crazy! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The front of the trail was flashing really bright |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |