(meteorobs) Brilliant Fireball Dec. 29/30 Northeastern U.S.

[JBortle at aol.com]

This evening, at approximately 9:25PM EST, I witnessed a brilliant,  
colorful, fragmenting fireball low in the eastern sky from my home a little  southeast 
of Poughkeepsie, NY.
 
The fireball traveled through the head of Hydra, descending from about  
altitude 25* to 10* , with a descent angle of about 15* off vertical,  angled 
toward the southeast. Initially of about -5 to -6 (I happened to be  looking right 
at it when it appeared), the object brightened as it descended,  probably 
attaining about -8 as flared and fragmented toward the end of its  flight. Colors 
observed were red, white and particularly a vivid green. 
 
Unfortunately, I was too busy gathering observations of other objects, as  
clouds were approaching, to take the time to record this event in greater  
detail than presented here. However, I'm sure this event must have been widely  
observed and must have been extremely spectacular in the Boston, MA  and 
Providence, RI areas well east of me.
 
JBortle
 
 
 
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