The meteorite was much larger than I have ever seen: significantly larger than most shooting stars but still smaller than the 1/4 the size moon. It seemed to be very close. I cloud see the smoke tail until it went out.
Location
Address
New Windsor, NY
Latitude
41° 26' 13.48'' N (41.437079°)
Longitude
74° 6' 19.8'' W (-74.1055°)
Elevation
116.696m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-04-17 21:40 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-04-18 01:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
161°
Moving
Facing azimuth
265.88°
First azimuth
243.32°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
259.56°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
Smokey trail, glowed from light of meteorite, the light seemed the sputter and the trajectory seemed unstable then it went black.
