i am a rational person so i would like to know a reasonable explanation for what we seen. i have watched the shooting stars and meteors before but never witnessed what i saw and heard tonight. My daughter is a nervous wreck and i had to convince her that they are testing nuclear bombs in our area, that is how intense this was from our standpoint. she and i both question a supernatura phenomenon at this point. but i am very realistic and will accept a reasonable explanation. please help
Location
Address
Mallory, NY
Latitude
43° 19' 17.66'' N (43.321572°)
Longitude
76° 7' 2.41'' W (-76.117337°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-21 20:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-22 00:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
19.17661°
First azimuth
18.98178°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
18.51027°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
white to green back to wh
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it almost sounded like i could hear some sort of engine running although i was in my vehicle. i heard a huge boom and my initial instincts made me think of thunder. but the sight of the green bright flashy light made it so i realized that the sounds had been coming from the object in the sky. i guess i would compare it to a loud thunder storm and hearing a loud truck driving around close by
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
I seen the object shoot downwards toward the earth. it did have a train but i cant really describe it at this time as it was almost like when you turn a light bulb off and you still see the affects from it. it is difficult for me to put into words. my daughter witnessed this as well so i can talk with her about it. it just happened so quickly and we were actually scared. i was trying to soothe her so she wouldnt be scared. it was so intense and so unique compared to anything i have ever seen before that it is easier for me to describe in person rather than in words.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
im not sure what u mean by fragmentation. it started as a little white light falling. turned into a huge green orb. then it turned back into a little white light and made a huge booming sound. then it speed slightly to the left and super super super fast- it sped towards the ground.
