Reports Report 208fr (Event 208-2011)

Observer
Name Craig
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks My son was in awe as we were heading south. He saw it out the driver side window to the east/northeast. Thought it was a lone fireworks that had been shot off and was hurtling back down. It continued down in the east/northeast sky until it was below tree level (These are 20-40 foot trees at least, no more than a block from the road we were on so we could not see how far the path of the fireball extended).
Location
Address Merrick, NY
Latitude 40° 41' 12.56'' N (40.686821°)
Longitude 73° 33' 41.84'' W (-73.561621°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-02-14 12:40 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-02-14 17:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 66.15222°
First azimuth 68.74836°
First elevation 68°
Last azimuth 76.65677°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Orange to blusih white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks Glowing train. Not smoky. Didn't seem to last
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -