I knew when I saw it, that it was something that I felt I have never seen before. That night I was out from approx 11:15 PM 12Aug2015 until 1:35 AM 13Aug2015. I witnessed approximately 2 dozen meteors in that time but was not looking up continuously.
Location
Address
North Tonawanda, NY
Latitude
43° 4' 25.9'' N (43.073862°)
Longitude
78° 51' 13.05'' W (-78.853626°)
Elevation
175.150009m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-08-13 01:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-08-13 05:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
100°
Moving
Facing azimuth
15.13°
First azimuth
15.42°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
3.85°
Last elevation
51°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Pink, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
After the main flash disappeared there was a glowing smoke trail for approx 4-5 seconds
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It reminded me of an emergency roadside flare that suddenly got brighter then disappeared. The color seemed to have had a hint of red to it. The smoke trail was white and continued to glow for approx 4-5 seconds.
