Reports Report 4925y (Event 4925-2017)

Observer
Name Stephen V
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks None, other that it was coming down out of the sky (it did not arc like a flare would) and was very brief as noted. looking down the highway I was traveling, it was visible slightly above the treelike (I was driving in my car — so I didn’t hear anything — so was able to see it through my front windshield — and it appeared about midway from top to the bottom of the windshield opening so it wasn’t too high up in the sky at the time. And it was fairly bright and not a pinpoint of light so it seemed light it was fairly close. I believe I was traveling west (or perhaps west, north-west) at the time. it was pretty significant for me, from a layperson’s perspective. Hope this additional info helps. I looked online to see if there were any other sighting that night but didn't find any.
Location
Address Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Latitude 41° 7' 58.57'' N (41.132935°)
Longitude 73° 49' 7.2'' W (-73.818666°)
Elevation 69.404m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-12-08 00:20 EST
UT Date & Time 2017-12-08 05:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 126°
Moving
Facing azimuth 342.11°
First azimuth 332.4°
First elevation 31°
Last azimuth 340.23°
Last elevation 28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Green, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -