I was distracted driving and didn't get a good look but my mom was in the car and confirmed the sighting. We both thought it was the tail end of a fireworks rocket without the big bang explosion
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 53' 44.69'' N (40.895747°)
Longitude
73° 51' 39.87'' W (-73.861076°)
Elevation
24.577522m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-29 18:35 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-29 23:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
23.54°
First azimuth
30.27°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
12.32°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
-
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
broke apart. caught the tail end. I was driving and didn't get a full look
