It seemed like it was heading in a west or southwest direction to New Jersey. I almost thought it was an airplane streaking across the sky but it was a bluish to light green in color. The trail was blue in color.
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 49' 17.78'' N (40.821606°)
Longitude
73° 57' 31.47'' W (-73.958743°)
Elevation
0.68523m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-04-14 20:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-04-15 00:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
308.4°
First azimuth
333.82°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
297.18°
Last elevation
39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Blue, light green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Heard a slight boom as if from a distant explosion. Very faint. Seemed a few seconds after I saw the flash.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
-1°
Remarks
It was glowing but smoky at the same time. Looked like tracer fire from a fired round of a rifle.
