I was in the front passenger seat of an SUV stopped at a light when the fireball appeared as a glowing orange sphere and as it was falling almost straight down a yellow/white shimmering tail was attached to it. Within a second or two the ball and tail completely disappeared. There were no buildings or anything to block my full view of the event. It was the brightest fireball/meteor I've ever seen. To me it was a perfect textbook or classic image of a fireball falling from the sky.
