I Like to Lie Outside and Watch the Stars Yesterday, driving home from work, I saw this meteor....

Daltonico · 61-69, M

Meteors and mereorites move much too fast it to have been one of those. Typically they enter the atmosphere at speeds of 50,000 to 80,000 mph.

I suspect what you saw was a piece of space re-entering. As it got lower in the sky it would appear to slow down because you would being seeing it more and more along its direction of flight rather than transversally when it is higher in your sky.

None of this downgrades your observation and you were fortunate to see it. 😁

TeirdalinStarfallen · 31-35

That's pretty cool to watch a meteorite disintegrate in the atmosphere.

kayoshin · 36-40, M

I don't think it was falling straight down but more likely it went from behind you to straight ahead of you which made it look like it stopped when it got far away enough, it was more likely going down at a slow rate but moving around the earth pretty fast, maybe a controlled descent? I would bet on something artificial.

Alicehath · 61-69, F

I love it when it happens. One time late at night our car broke down near home. We stayed in our car when someone near by let off some fireworks. Quite a shock. These sightings are such a blessing.