Reports Report 1085a (Event 1085-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was one of only 2 fireballs I think I've ever seen. The other one was from the same location, but in the south and much longer and a bit brighter. That was a few years ago at least. I never reported that one. This was a very lucky sighting as I had only gotten up to use the bathroom for 2-3 minutes, glanced out the window into the back yard and it happened right in front of me just above the tree line. I immediately looked at my clock which is supposed to be timed to national atomic clock signal. It said 3:03am. I looked over at the cable TV box which said 3:04am. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clintondale, NY |
| Latitude | 41° 41' 45.87'' N (41.696075°) |
| Longitude | 74° 3' 37.99'' W (-74.060552°) |
| Elevation | 158.955368m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-05-04 03:03 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-05-04 07:03 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 310.09° |
| First azimuth | 310.72° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 310° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.25s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | it was a glowing train. the main ball was a few times wider than the train. it flashed across the sky and all went out within a half second but it was very sparkly, like the trail of a large bottle rocket. It was like someone throwing a sparkler from their hand at maybe 50-100 meters away, it traveling 10 meters and went right out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it was so sparkly across the length of the trail, my impression was that it was fragmenting and burning as it went. The head or ball was a few times wider than the tail. There was no discernible "flash" at the end. It just went out. This was no "shooting star", it was low and apparently larger. |