I\'ve seen shooting stars in the past and they appear to be fleeting streaks far out in space. This fireball seemed unbelievably close that I thought it was a firework or missle only it appeared to be a round ball of fire with a fiery trail behind it. It moved much slower than a shooting star. I thought I would go home and turn on the news and hear of other sightings in the area but was surprised that I didn\'t. I would be curious if anyone else reported such a sighting Tuesday night in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area.
Location
Address
Hoboken, NJ
Latitude
40° 44' 52.38'' N (40.747884°)
Longitude
74° 1' 36.91'' W (-74.02692°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2010-12-14 21:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2010-12-15 02:20 UT
Duration
≈3s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
162°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
orange to red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I didn\\\'t hear anything
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
Meteor seemed rather low in the sky heading east to west ( if the moon appears to be the size of a basketball this appeared to be the size of a softball with a train that appeared to be apprx 5 to 7 feet ). Looked like a stray firework traveling horizontily from east to west
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
I was standing in the middle of an urban 2 lane street with 4 story buildings on either side. I noticed it directly overhead moving from east to west and it disappeared over the rooftops. I didn\\\'t see where it ended but it appeared to be low enough that I thought it would land somewhere off in the distance.
