I have never seen such large long bright fireball in my life! It came STRAIGHT to the ground practically! Thought for sure was going to see an explosion upon hitting the ground! It was so close to us and the flat area we were driving along, that we drove around the perimeter looking for signs of it. Immediately rolled windows down in the vehicle in hopes of a rumble or anything and ended up hearing a car horn close by.
Location
Address
Barton, NY
Latitude
42° 2' 22.4'' N (42.04°)
Longitude
76° 28' 5.94'' W (-76.47°)
Elevation
238.52m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-02 03:15 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-12-02 08:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
160°
Moving
Facing azimuth
191.33°
First azimuth
163.52°
First elevation
44°
Last azimuth
181.34°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Car horn
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
25°
Remarks
Smoke /glow train that broke into two seperate parts when fireball went out and then re-lit and formed a seperate train
