Reports Report 1403d (Event 1403-2024)

Observer
Name Bob L
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Super fast sighting, but very big, and very bright. Silver head, green body , all very bright and prominent.
Location
Address Ringwood, NJ
Latitude 41° 6' 26.49'' N (41.107358°)
Longitude 74° 18' 16.86'' W (-74.304682°)
Elevation 168.922913m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-03-13 19:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2024-03-13 23:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 101°
Moving
Facing azimuth 264.35°
First azimuth 236.71°
First elevation 10°
Last azimuth 270.35°
Last elevation 18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Silver head, bright green body, black smoke trail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 12°
Remarks Enters my vision as a silver head, bright green body, smoke trail. At the end of the sighting, the green and silver went out, large smoke trail lingered for just a moment
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As the light went out, could see almost a ball of black, I’m assuming was fragmentation and the end of the tail. Difficult to describe