We were driving southbound on 95 as I was looking out of the pax window. It came from my far left (behind me) across and upward. Many planes were lined up for approach (to Newark?) but this was NOT a plane--at first I said a white flair, but it extinguished too quickly.
Location
Address
Levittown, NJ
Latitude
40° 10' 46.21'' N (40.179503°)
Longitude
74° 37' 27.91'' W (-74.62442°)
Elevation
28.46m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-01-30 18:45 EST
UT Date & Time
2016-01-30 23:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
283°
Moving
Facing azimuth
248.52°
First azimuth
315.59°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
237.88°
Last elevation
34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
Light Green, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
15°
Remarks
Glowing, slightly different color than the 'head' (more free shush yellow).
