It was really really bright green. I was walking southeast to my car and it caught my field of vision which is why I turned to watch. The fragment that came off was a bright white like a halogen light.
Location
Address
Germantown, NY
Latitude
42° 6' 52.82'' N (42.114671°)
Longitude
73° 54' 35.78'' W (-73.909938°)
Elevation
33.320999m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-05-01 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-05-02 01:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
249°
Moving
Facing azimuth
17°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
350°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Green, it was a very bright bluish green like a good emerald or a green traffic light and I saw a white spark come off of it. Like a firework
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball was traveling east to west and a bright white part came off of the green fireball. It looked to come off on the top part.
