I was in my car driving west on Rt 80 in Parsippany area just passed rt 287 Junction. It was in my field of vision as driving going across my line of vision from left to right (seemed like falling south to north possibly heading away from my location. Maybe a northwestern trajectory). Others saw it as everyone started braking and slowing down. It was very quick. About 2 to 3 seconds.
Location
Address
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Latitude
40° 51' 54.82'' N (40.865228°)
Longitude
74° 25' 26.93'' W (-74.424147°)
Elevation
97.168m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-02-17 23:50 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-02-18 04:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
276.32°
First azimuth
275.44°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
296.08°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
40°
Remarks
Glowing, Sparkling Gold train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Increased Very bright green ball and then seemed to break into about 3 smaller pieces. Then the pieces reduced in brightness and seemed to just go out as it was falling
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Increased Very bright green ball and then seemed to break into about 3 smaller pieces. Then the pieces reduced in brightness and seemed to just go out as it was falling
