I thought maybe it was fireworks or a plane crashing but as soon as it appeared, it fizzled out and disappeared. I was driving down I-90 with loud kids and a radio so I didn’t hear anything but my husband was driving in fro t of me and saw it too. It was amazing! It started over the airport and fizzled to black just after it crossed over the thruway. It was quite low in the sky. Amazing!
Location
Address
Cheektowaga, NY
Latitude
42° 53' 13.41'' N (42.887057°)
Longitude
78° 46' 3.06'' W (-78.767518°)
Elevation
187.777756m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-12-07 19:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-12-08 00:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
254°
Moving
Facing azimuth
1.38°
First azimuth
4.52°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
350°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Looked like a flaming basketball with a white/yellow sparkler tale
