The length of the burn might have been visible for a longer period of time but since I was in my car, we only witnessed the last two and a half seconds as it past down through the view of my windsheild.
Location
Address
Clyde, NY
Latitude
43° 5' 19.6'' N (43.088777°)
Longitude
76° 51' 52.56'' W (-76.8646°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-12-12 18:05 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-12-12 23:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
325.16272°
First azimuth
263.9604°
First elevation
62°
Last azimuth
338.96289°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
My wife and I were in a parked vehicle with the windows up, so no sound was available to us.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
15°
Remarks
My observation was the last two and a half seconds of it\'s life, it was a solid fireball slightly larger than the width of it\'s train. The fireball went out and the train/trail broke up with sparkles at the end of it\'s train as it burned out.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
The fireball went out and the train/trail broke up with sparkles at the end of it\'s train as it burned out.
