Reports Report 667aey (Event 667-2013)

Observer
Name jean m
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I saw it from inside car coming home from store. Receipt helped ascertain time. Sister was driving. I saw it thru drivers side window and yelled OMG LOOK and she stopped car and turned and looked and she saw it too. (she was driving very slowly, no more than 5mph.). I had to twist my head around to watch it but being inside car had limited sight. I saw it as bright white that sputtered a couple of times without diminishing brightness (on/off, mostly on, no persistent trail), sister saw it as greenish. We see planes all the time, this was much brighter but appeared to be at similar elevation, as if it was coming from JFK airport, just over the trees, going in southeasterly direction. I told her right away it was a meteor, then heard about it on the news. My experience is just as a casual observer but i've seen meteors before but not this big. I'm always looking up. Way cool!
Location
Address Westbury, NY
Latitude 40° 45' 15.09'' N (40.754191°)
Longitude 73° 36' 0.87'' W (-73.600242°)
Elevation 34.624931m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-03-22 19:55 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-03-22 23:55 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 205°
First azimuth 205°
First elevation 17°
Last azimuth 160°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color white at first turning to green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -