I saw one simular to your experience when i was a kid,on newyearseve.
Most amazing thing i ever saw,especially as it was travelling at relatively slow speed across my field of view it must have lasted about 10 seconds or something..and it was definately no fireworks it was very high up in the atmosphere.My theory is that it bounced of the atmosphere and was slowed down dramatically,the enormous heat from the friction burned it up.It must have been really big because i could see it with the naked eye.
I guess you were lucky to see one,i spend hours outside in the meteor shower season only to see one an hour at most,and they are all in a blink of an eye sightings.
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