I truly am blown away I was driving and it caught my eye and my daughter was in the back seat and simultaneously we said “did you see that?”. My husband was in the passenger seat and didn’t see it. I truly thought it was a plane crashing. It was a white or light yellow ball the size of maybe a soccer ball followed by an arched trail of twinkly orange to burnt orange tail. It was the most remarkable thing I have ever witnessed.
Location
Address
Johnstown, NY
Latitude
43° 1' 7.11'' N (43.018643°)
Longitude
74° 20' 19.96'' W (-74.338879°)
Elevation
217.810669m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-12-27 17:58 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-12-27 22:58 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
255°
Moving
Facing azimuth
82.42°
First azimuth
54.53°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
31.1°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
30°
Remarks
There was a bright white ball in front and then there was an orange twinkling trail that arched and then it was all completely gone.
