It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. And I am so excited to have experienced it. I also hope it didn’t land anywhere where someone could get hurt. But boy was that fricken cool.
Location
Address
Springfield, MA
Latitude
43° 16' 51.45'' N (43.28°)
Longitude
72° 25' 53.88'' W (-72.43°)
Elevation
126.82m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-11-08 20:01 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-11-09 01:01 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
161°
Moving
Facing azimuth
206.82°
First azimuth
206.82°
First elevation
83°
Last azimuth
206.44°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sounded like a really loud close airplane
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
And red and yellow trail behind the bright green ball of light.
