Reports Report 4239cf (Event 4239-2016)

Observer
Name Jean S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I was driving and looking slightly to my left to view this and it went down nearly in a straight line (vertical) (I'm not sure if I marked that accurately on the trajectory diagrams)
Location
Address Portville, NY
Latitude 42° 2' 52.48'' N (42.047912°)
Longitude 78° 21' 6.39'' W (-78.351776°)
Elevation 437.073m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-11-01 20:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-11-02 00:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 175°
Moving
Facing azimuth 126.78°
First azimuth 128.48°
First elevation 27°
Last azimuth 132.02°
Last elevation 14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Light blue then White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw the whole sky become bright like when lightning flashes but relatively much longer in duration then a lightning flash
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks when it came into sight it was a solid white streak and then broke up and fizzled out more dispersed like a narrow firework at the end then gone completely