I am in a very bright area close to NYC, the stars are hardly visible because of the heavy city lights. This fireball caught the corner of my eye as I was looking down it was brighter than all planes and larger. This happened very close to EWR airport.
Location
Address
North Bergen, NJ
Latitude
40° 48' 0.85'' N (40.800237°)
Longitude
74° 1' 20.49'' W (-74.022359°)
Elevation
13.781m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-08-25 21:12 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-08-26 01:12 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
120°
Moving
Facing azimuth
80.43°
First azimuth
61.67°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
107.94°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
The smoke train was a bright orange glowing tail fireball was green
