I still don\'t know what it was, but at first I thought it was a shooting star except it seemed too close and too bright. I told my husband as soon as I got home and expected to read about it in the paper (though I haven\'t seen anything written yet).
Location
Address
Howell, NJ
Latitude
40° 9' 28.74'' N (40.157984°)
Longitude
74° 13' 53.5'' W (-74.231529°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-03-01 21:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-03-02 02:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
105.08556°
First azimuth
92.31587°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
115.50339°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I had my radio so if it made a sound I may not have heard it
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
It scared me when I saw it. First I thought shooting star, but it seemed so close that I then thought it was a firwork.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
As I mentioned, it looked like a firweork coming down from the sky
