I feel it is important to let you people know how incredible of An experience this was. It was me my other friend who is very into space and my girlfriend we were coming back from a bar it was about 2 30 am when we all collectively yelled what the fuck is that I slammed in the breaks we got out and all looked at each other saying did you just see that. It was a legit green fireball I felt that I could actually see the mass under the glow like the blackness of the object and it was an incredibly clear night I am so grateful for what I saw and I would love to know more about it
Location
Address
Mahopac, NY
Latitude
41° 21' 18.77'' N (41.355214°)
Longitude
73° 43' 12.36'' W (-73.720099°)
Elevation
218.575m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-11-23 02:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-11-23 07:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
251°
Moving
Facing azimuth
79.21°
First azimuth
84.84°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
68.45°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
8°
Remarks
There was a glowing line behind the meteor that lasted an extra few seconds after the debri had burnt up and disappeared light green glow was the color
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We were stopped dead in our tracks by the sheer magnitude of this ball of fire in the sky it was a bright green fireball I could easily visibly see smaller debris around the bulk of the meteor on its sides before it dissolved
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yes it was easy to see smaller debri around the fireball
