Beautiful! Giant fireball terminating in a bright flash to illuminate the sky like day. Left a residual smoke trail that hung in the sky. Love is real NFA!
Location
Address
Clarence Center, NY
Latitude
43° 0' 40.31'' N (43.011197°)
Longitude
78° 38' 7.43'' W (-78.635397°)
Elevation
193.365036m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-03 20:28 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-04 01:28 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
29.76°
First azimuth
52.9°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
13.81°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Fire trail, followed by large smoke trail that took a good 10 seconds to dissipate.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Looking directly at it. Large bright flash. Lit up the sky like day.
