Reports Report 6425ek (Event 6425-2020)

Observer
Name John S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks At first I thought it to be a jet airliner with it's lights showing brightly, as the holding pattern for Newark/JFK/LaGuardia Airports are on about where this fireball occurred but when it burned out I realized it wasn't a plane!
Location
Address Florida, NY
Latitude 41° 21' 1.02'' N (41.350282°)
Longitude 74° 20' 24.93'' W (-74.340258°)
Elevation 172.974899m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-11-08 19:20 EST
UT Date & Time 2020-11-09 00:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 88°
Moving
Facing azimuth 80°
First azimuth 75°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 84°
Last elevation 48°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color White, Light Yellow, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks several white sparkles as a firework display would show