| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kingston, NY |
| Latitude | 41° 57' 35.9'' N (41.959971°) |
| Longitude | 73° 59' 50.4'' W (-73.997333°) |
| Elevation | 55.247471m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-05-01 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-05-02 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 245° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 355.85° |
| First azimuth | 8.24° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 323.26° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | On May 01, 2015 @ 21:30 PM, over the Kingston, New York, USA skies, traveling from East to West a bright fire ball in the sky which was shooting off sparks, it appeared large in size from my distance it appeared the size of a small car, with a 15 degree trailing flame of orange, red and white of a large length of my distance of 100 meters or more trailing flame. It was traveling lower mid level in the sky as it descended to the horizon. I viewed it for 2 to 3 seconds. Mark. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |