I ask since I spent the time telling you what I saw, I hope someone could contact me to let me know what it was and where it came in contact with the earth. It was truly spectacular. I never saw anything like it and I most likely never will.
Location
Address
Forked River, NJ
Latitude
39° 51' 15.78'' N (39.854382°)
Longitude
74° 11' 38.77'' W (-74.194102°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-02-14 12:36 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-02-14 17:36 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
95.77402°
First azimuth
95.38337°
First elevation
74°
Last azimuth
95.92719°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
The ball itself was white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I didn\'t hear it as it flew or when I lost sight of it, but boy I was expecting an impact.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
White near the fireball and through the center like lightning. It then changed color as it tapered out to yellow and orange like fire. It then changed to red, purple, and green after the fireball was closer to the horizon.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
The main body of the fireball remained in tact to the point I expected to hear an impact. I did see slower moving objects (appeared to be on fire) on the outer edges of the tail. I think this may have been fragmentation of whatever it was, but I\'m not 100% sure.
