American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2019g (Event 2019-2012)

Observer
Name Stephen M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks There are many lights in the area and an airport just north of the location so it's possible that something else was in my field of vision. But i'm pretty confident that I saw a fireball appear and disappear as described above. What makes me confident it wasn't a light was the tail behind it. Very distinct.
Location
Address Woodbridge, NJ
Latitude 40° 29' 13.95'' N (40.487208°)
Longitude 74° 23' 45.19'' W (-74.395887°)
Elevation 1.194m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-11-28 23:50 EST
UT Date & Time 2012-11-29 04:50 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 34.36°
First azimuth 40.18°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 26.51°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks red smoke
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -