When I fist saw this I was very freaked out and called 911 to report an airplane crash, it was that bright, and when it blew up it looked like flames were coming off of it.
Location
Address
Fishkill, NY
Latitude
41° 31' 57.86'' N (41.53274°)
Longitude
73° 49' 39.4'' W (-73.82761°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-02-23 05:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-02-23 10:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
286.27966°
First azimuth
277.28372°
First elevation
42°
Last azimuth
291.20773°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
white, then red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was driving with the radio on, didn\'t notice any sound over the music.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
It was difficult to tell if there was a trail, the fireball was so bright and the morning was very dark so it was hard to say. I was also so startled by the whole thing that I wasn\'t really paying attention to a detail like that.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I thought an airplane blew up, it looked like there were flames shooting off of it for about 2-3 seconds, then it was dark.
