I am not certain at the time. It was just after 9pm and I was walking on Graham ave towards the L train a few blocks away from Devoe Street. I am not that familiar with the Area so my location where I was standing might be slightly off.
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 42' 45.47'' N (40.71263°)
Longitude
73° 56' 38.79'' W (-73.944109°)
Elevation
12.00934m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-11-01 21:05 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-11-02 01:05 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
24.05°
First azimuth
339.14°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
37.73°
Last elevation
38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
10°
Remarks
There was a fire ball . It look like an explosion with a small train. It looked like a shooting star but much closer to earth and bigger than normal. There was a small train. I questioned that if it was a firecracker but it did not look like it and there was no noise.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It look like a shooting star with a flash much closer to earth than I have ever seen. It looked like an explosion.