Reports Report 1375bz (Event 1375-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | C B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I wanted to turn around to find it. It looked like it landed near the thruway toll booth. It was right in front of me. I thought it was going to hit me. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Canajoharie Exit, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 54' 25.3'' N (42.907029°) |
| Longitude | 74° 33' 42.81'' W (-74.561892°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-21 21:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-22 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 282.60209° |
| First azimuth | 291.92752° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 255.5663° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Red and yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Grey and black trail of smoke, it was close, I thought I was gonna be hit |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a bright ball speeding, it didn\'t go real straight, kind of curved and then it flared and just as it looked like it might explode it kind of broke in pieces and the flames were gone and it left a cloud of soke in a trail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |