I was driving but it was almost directly in front of me so it caught my eye as it came down. I’ve never seen anything like this so I had to do some googling when I got home to figure out what I had seen.
Location
Address
Cohoes, NY
Latitude
42° 42' 25.39'' N (42.707052°)
Longitude
73° 42' 21.41'' W (-73.705948°)
Elevation
7.854783m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-10-17 23:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-10-18 03:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
199°
Moving
Facing azimuth
15.8°
First azimuth
13.9°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
13.83°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It seemed to burst into a fireball right before it vanished
