This fireball was very close. It came into my field of view when driving. I had to lean forward over my steering wheel and look up. I am almost positive it fell somewhere between Cohoes NY and Tomhannock Reservoir.
Location
Address
Colonie, NY
Latitude
42° 41' 56.99'' N (42.699164°)
Longitude
73° 50' 9.28'' W (-73.835912°)
Elevation
79.01593m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-05-05 21:47 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-05-06 01:47 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
22.94°
First azimuth
26.55°
First elevation
-1°
Last azimuth
59.33°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
solid bright white then saw maybe a dozen or so fragments, then it just burned out about 1 second after fragmentation
