Appeared directly overhead moving West, long bright white trail moving very quickly then suddenly it flattened in front, flashed and vanished as quickly as it came. Heard no noise so am guessing it was pretty high up.
Location
Address
Buffalo, NY
Latitude
42° 57' 57.47'' N (42.965963°)
Longitude
78° 42' 45.24'' W (-78.712567°)
Elevation
213.516632m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-03-18 22:22 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-03-19 02:22 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
278.74°
First azimuth
274.75°
First elevation
48°
Last azimuth
274.83°
Last elevation
39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
head of object went wide in front and flashed brightly before vanishing.
