The thing I saw flew away from me and not toward me.
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 36' 36.09'' N (40.610024°)
Longitude
74° 2' 10.9'' W (-74.03636°)
Elevation
4.627m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-07-15 21:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-07-16 01:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
107°
Moving
Facing azimuth
279.41°
First azimuth
287.42°
First elevation
54°
Last azimuth
277.67°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Cool white head with a light yellow tail and perhaps an orangey finish
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The light was biggest and brightest at the end, as if the tail came first and just before extinguishing it was biggest and brightest yellow and orange before disappearing.
