My brightness estimate here is a bit high - the meteor was probably more like -3 (not as bright as Venus) - some of the estimates I saw listed in the 'Pending Reports' were far too high. This was difficult to judge brightness as it happened in bright twilight with no other stars to compare it to. But it was nowhere near as bright as the moon as some are reporting. Note one of the members of my local astronomy club was lucky enough to catch this on his dashcam. I can put you in touch if you'd like to see it. I also encouraged him to file a report here.
Location
Address
, NJ
Latitude
40° 45' 18.93'' N (40.755257°)
Longitude
74° 11' 55.21'' W (-74.198669°)
Elevation
41.232m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-29 17:22 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-12-29 22:22 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
170°
Moving
Facing azimuth
305°
First azimuth
304°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
307°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
Straight narrow train which broke up as the meteor came down
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At the very end the meteor seems to fragment into small pieces; difficult to see as was driving at the time.
