I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE..MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS...COULD IT HAVE BEEN FIRECRACKERS...BUT THIS IS NOT JULY, IT IS DECEMBER AND FURTHER, IT WAS VERY LARGE AND SHINEY AND JUST FLEW RIGHT OVER THE HOUSE.
Location
Address
yonkers, NY
Latitude
40° 57' 29.35'' N (40.958153°)
Longitude
73° 52' 50.96'' W (-73.880821°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2010-12-28 19:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2010-12-29 00:00 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
-1°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
bright white w/long tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I DID NOT HEAR ANY SOUND OR BOOM..I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AS I WAS HAVING A CUP OF COFFEE AND SAW THE METEOR GOING BY. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO LAND IN SOMEONE\'S YARD A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
7.5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
THE FRONT OF THE METEOR WAS BIG AND SORT OF ROUND, THE TAIL WAS VERY SHINEY/GLOWING, AND LONG
