Never saw anything like it.. truly amazing!! This is why I’m reporting this event.. I would like to know if it was a meteor.. I can’t find anything in the news that was reported..
Location
Address
Schenectady, NY
Latitude
42° 52' 52.03'' N (42.881119°)
Longitude
73° 55' 46.71'' W (-73.929643°)
Elevation
112.175049m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-07-19 21:25 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-07-20 01:25 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
261°
Moving
Facing azimuth
27°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
5°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Green, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
12°
Remarks
I saw green, red and white and then it turned into a orange and wider streak like sparks across the sky.. it looked like something breaking apart.. there was a very small space of black ( no color ) then finished a very very bright white then it was gone..
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was between seeing the first green and red as it started then came the orange fire looking wider streak and it looked like orange sparked were coming off it.
