I was in my home and heard the noise before seeing the glowing piece. It appeared dark in the front and deep orange/yellow color coming from mid to end. Thought something blew up and was seeing debris
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 38' 33.24'' N (40.642567°)
Longitude
73° 58' 14.93'' W (-73.970815°)
Elevation
14.269148m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-01-25 21:40 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-01-26 02:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
238.82°
First azimuth
240.11°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
243.83°
Last elevation
38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sounded like growing thunder, rumbling, and then an explosion. That's when I got up to see if I could see what happened.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Saw glowing yellow orange debri after hearing description above, sounded like increasing rumbling of thunder growing louder, and then an explosion. I thought it was a gas explosion in the neighborhood.
