I witnessed another smaller fireball on November 9, 2020 at 7:03 pm eastern standard time from the same location towards the southeast approximately 70° above the horizon traveling west to east. It lasted less than 2 seconds and was not nearly as bright as the November 9 fireball
Location
Address
Newtown, CT
Latitude
41° 26' 11.37'' N (41.44°)
Longitude
73° 18' 11.43'' W (-73.3°)
Elevation
168.36m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-11-08 19:22 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-11-09 00:22 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
265°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
235.47°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
261.24°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It got slightly brighter at the end and broke into two or three visible orange fragments
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
An orange fragment went towards the right (north) about 10°, another orange fragment went towards the left (south) about 5°, and the large portion continued straight.
