Fireball looked very large and relatively low travelling moderately fast across the sky, lost sight of the nucleus once it passed behind scenery. There was another witness in the car and multiple people on the road who should have seen the object
Location
Address
York (UK)
Latitude
53° 8' 0.92'' N (53.13359°)
Longitude
1° 19' 50.59'' W (-1.330719°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2010-12-08 17:35 GMT
UT Date & Time
2010-12-08 17:35 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
37°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
303°
Last elevation
36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
White/Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was driving fast in a well insulated car which dulled the noise so I couldn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t hear it properly (Radio + Car were both too loud to discern sounds well)
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
Smoke + Glowing, was white/red with sparks (bright white fragments) breaking off from the main nucleus. Train followed the meteor
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Bright sparks/glowing fragments were breaking away from the main body
