Driving down 88 headed towards oneonta right before exit 13- it was directly in front of the road overhead and I wish I had a dash cam. White-blue, long tail relatively bright and lasted for maybe 2 seconds before the tail seemed to split into a few burning pieces as it fell and dissapeared
Location
Address
Oneonta, NY
Latitude
42° 25' 45.43'' N (42.429285°)
Longitude
75° 7' 9.33'' W (-75.119259°)
Elevation
323.496857m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-05-19 23:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-05-20 03:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
181°
Moving
Facing azimuth
58.15°
First azimuth
31.84°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
48.5°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Blue, White
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
The end of the tail split into several glowing small chunks the same color as the head before the entire thing faded out completely
