I have never seen such a thing in my almost 34 years. It was very cool and alarming at the same time. Something you would see in the movies minus knowing where exactly it hit.
Location
Address
East Meredith, NY
Latitude
42° 25' 15.93'' N (42.421092°)
Longitude
74° 53' 12.43'' W (-74.886786°)
Elevation
428.247925m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-08-18 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2020-08-19 02:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
117°
Moving
Facing azimuth
262.79°
First azimuth
259.61°
First elevation
6°
Last azimuth
286.4°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing train that looked like a buring fire at the tail end that was around 2ft-3ft long until it hit and i saw the flash of light.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was the same color as the fireball like the color of fire bright enough that i could see it from where i was standing. Looked like a flash of light that the trees shadowed some.
