Reports Report 2246af (Event 2246-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rebecca L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | What I saw was a fireball inside the atmosphere, fairly low to the ground as I was heading north on the Garden State Parkway, around 9pm on Saturday, June 30. It flashed by and then burned up (disappeared). Amazing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Irvington, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 43' 24.53'' N (40.723481°) |
| Longitude | 74° 13' 47.72'' W (-74.229921°) |
| Elevation | 37.081m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-06-30 21:03 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-01 01:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 243° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 32.78° |
| First azimuth | 49.67° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 22.38° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | Was in car, could not hear |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | Was in car, could not hear |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | glowing train with some smoke, disappeared quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |