I have seen a few fireballs before but that one was impressive and big I really wasn't sure it was one I was waiting to hear a "boom" from a firework that never came so I knew it had to be a fireball. We were two people witnessing it.
Location
Address
Lavallette, NJ
Latitude
39° 59' 42.59'' N (39.995165°)
Longitude
74° 3' 49.92'' W (-74.063866°)
Elevation
1.002m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-04-23 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-04-24 02:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
174°
Moving
Facing azimuth
272.29°
First azimuth
267.76°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
286.77°
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Green, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked exactly like a firework, fragmentions were green along the orange trail
