American Meteor Society

Reports Report 667atd (Event 667-2013)

Observer
Name H S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was lying on my couch facing north so that is why I was having a hard time answering the ?s about angles etc.. It appeared out of nowhere. It was so bright and fast I thought it was a plane crashing at nearby Westchester County Airport, but I didn't hear anything. It never occured to me that it might have been a fireball/meteor until I saw this article.
Location
Address White Plains, NY
Latitude 40° 58' 43.64'' N (40.97879°)
Longitude 73° 41' 0.7'' W (-73.683529°)
Elevation 11.885083m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-03-22 20:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-03-23 00:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth -1°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation 41°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation -1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color White
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 -