We thought at first it was a flare or fire works but the contrail lasted so long now we see the reports of the object in Ontario CA so we are guessing it was the same object and we were to far away to hear sonic booms that were reported. Very bright very cool wife and daughter saw it as we were all out back looking North towards Lake Ontario.
Location
Address
Rochester, NY
Latitude
43° 22' 46.99'' N (43.379719°)
Longitude
77° 45' 27.97'' W (-77.75777°)
Elevation
12.077415m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-05-04 16:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-05-04 20:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
0.41°
First azimuth
358.43°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
357.81°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Blue, Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
20°
Remarks
Looked like a contrail but much wider
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as the object fell some debris came off then it flashed and was gone
