Reports Report 6425uq (Event 6425-2020)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 6425-2020
Observer
NameElaine D
Experience Level1/5
RemarksI was driving home from church at around 7:15 pm on Nov. 8, driving on Route 67 on West Brookfield Road, North Brookfield, MA (almost into West Brookfield). It was pretty dark (no street lights (country road). It was soooo amazing very distinctly bright, glowing (like the full moon) green, and I saw it over the horizon on my left. It was traveling the same direction as me and seemed to be completely horizontal, but up well over the horizon, and in maybe two seconds it was gone. It was so fast, and just disappeared. It was very round and had a line of a tail. Very distinct and beautiful. I never saw anything like it! I immediately called my Pastor's wife to see if she saw it, but she hadn't left the parking lot, yet. I truly marveled and said, "God, what was that???, !!!" and just kept repeating it. My neighbor has an observatory in his yard, and is an avid astronomer. I described it to him and he immediately told me he assumed it was a bolide meteor.
Location
AddressNorth Brookfield, MA
Latitude42° 12' 59.51'' N (42.22°)
Longitude 72° 6' 8.64'' W (-72.1°)
Elevation-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2020-11-08 19:15 EST
UT Date & Time2020-11-09 00:15 UT
Duration≈3.5s
Direction
Moving directionFrom left to right
Descent Angle90°
Moving
Facing azimuth282.24°
First azimuth-
First elevation37°
Last azimuth77.04°
Last elevation43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-27
ColorGreen
Concurrent Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Persistent train
ObservationUnknown
Duration-
Length-
Remarks-
Terminal flash
ObservationUnknown
Remarks-
Fragmentation
ObservationNo
Remarks-