| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | seemed close to me. I first thought it was a plane crashing. planes fly over going to buffalo airport this area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Elma Center, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 48' 12.36'' N (42.803432°) |
| Longitude | 78° 37' 46.66'' W (-78.629628°) |
| Elevation | 276.913177m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-02 12:17 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-02 17:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 130° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85° |
| First azimuth | 70° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 88° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Pink, Light Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glowing train, thin at tail, wider to the mass, with pink blue green yellow orange, in color. The mass was bright. Then broke up and disipated like sparkles. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The mass was bright. Then broke up and disipated like sparkles. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The mass was bright seemed like it slowed down. Then broke up and disipated like sparkles. Torwards earth. |