NUFORC Sighting 50021

Occurred: 2006-04-01 00:52 Local
Reported: 2006-04-08 07:55 Pacific
Duration: <2 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Boston, MA, USA

Shape: Fireball

At 12:52 am on Saturday morning April 1, I saw a large fiery orange ball arch across the sky from NW to SE (I think). It was the about 1/4 size of the full moon streaking across (arching) the sky. It seemed to break up, and get smaller the closer it got to the horizon, it also appeared first as a fiery ball and then broke down (got smaller and smaller with a tail.) I have seen shooting stars before, but,never this large or bright. I posted this on a photography website, asking if anyone else saw this--no one did. I was told it was probably a shooting star or meteror...

Posted 2006-05-15