I’ve never seen anything like this before. It was a red ball falling out of the sky, almost straight down. We were driving in the car and by the time I could grab my camera the ball was behind a cloud. All I could get was the tail. I watched for some time and never saw anything emerge from y under the cloud cover. This was 10:40 am
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Location
Address
Seneca Falls, NY
Latitude
42° 28' 11.78'' N (42.46994°)
Longitude
91° 8' 14.48'' W (-91.137356°)
Elevation
301.296661m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-10-15 10:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-10-15 15:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
8°
Moving
Facing azimuth
86.49°
First azimuth
105.77°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
115.15°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Red and yellow encircled it. It looked like a red ball falling with a white tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
25°
Remarks
The picture I attached shows the trail. I wasn’t fast enough for the fireball. The trail was a wide as the fireball itself. The fireball went behind a cloud and I never saw it again.
