I was a surveyor for artillery in the Marine Corps. We did a lot of surveying at night using the stars to carry control from point to point. This was mostly in the California Desert with no extra light sources from cities etc. I have seen many of these during that time but this one was much brighter , larger and lasted much longer. I also have never seen a "flash" or pieces falling at the end of it's travel path like this one previously.
Location
Address
West Paris, ME
Latitude
44° 19' 55.1'' N (44.33°)
Longitude
70° 33' 21.21'' W (-70.56°)
Elevation
145.06m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-29 18:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-29 23:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
238.34°
First azimuth
230.79°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
243.54°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Light Yellow/white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
10°
Remarks
More like a glowing train that also had broken pieces falling off at the end. Like burnt embers from fireworks.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Flash was towards the end before it disappeared and then "pieces" or glowing embers fell off
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Flash was towards the end before it disappeared and then "pieces" or glowing embers fell off
