Most amazing sighting. Got family and ran to back of house to see if anything blew up. It was so big and so low it seemed like it could blow up New York City
Location
Address
Stamford, CT
Latitude
41° 9' 15.69'' N (41.154359°)
Longitude
73° 34' 35.75'' W (-73.576597°)
Elevation
126.554932m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-01-05 18:28 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-01-05 23:28 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
138.51°
First azimuth
64.33°
First elevation
26°
Last azimuth
175.95°
Last elevation
26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
Glowing white/gold trail, very long, thin at end, widening toward fireball head. Fireball head glowing green
