American Meteor Society

Reports Report 7267dq (Event 7267-2020)

Observer
Name Tamara R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I am guess and my location is wrong. I wasn’t driving and didn’t pay attention to where we were. I thought I was seeing things. But then I looked it up and other people saw this at the same time. We were on our way to Letchworth state park from buffalo New York somewhere on the highway near the town of Wales NY
Location
Address , NY
Latitude 42° 44' 9.83'' N (42.736064°)
Longitude 78° 32' 32.49'' W (-78.542359°)
Elevation 359.351624m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-12-02 12:08 EST
UT Date & Time 2020-12-02 17:08 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 134°
Moving
Facing azimuth 77.72°
First azimuth -
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 53.38°
Last elevation 39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -