This light was so bright that i was able to see all the clouds in the the whole half of the sky that I was observing. Extremely bright light!
Location
Address
Canajoharie, NY
Latitude
42° 52' 9.9'' N (42.869416°)
Longitude
74° 37' 48.82'' W (-74.630229°)
Elevation
238.673615m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-05-01 20:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2015-05-02 00:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
280°
Moving
Facing azimuth
29°
First azimuth
29°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
15°
Last elevation
75°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
75°
Remarks
It looked as if each object had a tail and there was a momentary glow in that spot after the objects dissipated.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The initial light was a flash across the sky which lit up the the night about as bright as the sun . The second light which appeared a fraction of a second after the first and trailing directly behind the first lacked the flash but I believe that to be because the first light was so bright that it may have been tough to detect any secondary flash.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There were two nearly simultaneous objects that appeared to be on the same trajectory but were distinctly separate objects.
