Reports Report 1174cz (Event 1174-2019)

Observer
Name Bettina e
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Red bright light, thought a plane had exploded, was in a car, it lasted long enough for me to slow down and try to figure out what it was, I was driving almost due east, through my windshield I saw, just a degree or two south of the direction I was driving a large bright red light made a streak south lowering by a degree from beginning to end and on a curved trajectory that was slightly higher in the middle and ended slightly lower at its end. The light changed color from bright red and lighter reds to a yellowish white at the end. The light got was large in the beginning and got smaller toward the end. I assume this means it was also travelling east as well as south. I am new to this but this was a strong clear visual experience and there were three other planes or helicopters in the sky, one came from the west behind me heading pretty fast directly towards the streak so I saw this steady blinking light close to the streak and it veered off to the north when the event was over,so someone got a really good look maybe you can find them exploded, was in a car, it lasted long enough for me to slow down and try to figure out what it was, I was driving almost due east, through my windshield I saw, just a degree or two south of the direction I was driving a large bright red light made a streak south lowering by a degree from beginning to end and on a curved trajectory that was slightly higher in the middle and ended slightly lower at its end. The light changed color from bright red and lighter reds to a yellowish white at the end. The light got was large in the beginning and got smaller toward the end. I assume this means it was also travelling east as well as south. I am new to this but this was a strong clear visual experience and there were three other planes or helicopters in the sky, one came from the west behind me heading pretty fast directly towards the light. THE STREAK WENT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE RESULTS IT IS SAYING IT WENT RIGHT TO LEFT.
Location
Address Wantagh, NY
Latitude 40° 35' 59.16'' N (40.599767°)
Longitude 73° 30' 50.45'' W (-73.514014°)
Elevation 1.765414m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-03-18 22:40 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-03-19 02:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 277°
Moving
Facing azimuth 84°
First azimuth 85°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 89°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -