I was driving west on I-90 near exit 9 and saw a huge bright fireball suddenly appear and then disappear behind the tree line. It was really foggy out so it looked like it was really glowing. It looked like a perfect circle about the size of a quarter if you hold it arms length away above the horizon. BEAUTIFUL!
Location
Address
East Greenbush, NY
Latitude
42° 36' 48.36'' N (42.613433°)
Longitude
73° 41' 16.55'' W (-73.687931°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-09-25 23:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-09-26 03:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
346.65132°
First azimuth
333.43499°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
2.93567°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
white/ light pink
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was driving with music on so I couldn\'t hear anything related to the fireball
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
6°
Remarks
Not extremely persistent but clearly visible and bright white with a pointy end
