Reports Report 2540b (Event 2540-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | P M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I think my impression was that it was going away from me, towards the northwest. I was a passenger in a car traveling west. Two of us saw this and agreed it was not fireworks. We were on a very dark road and it shone clearly. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arcade, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 33' 9.77'' N (42.552715°) |
| Longitude | 78° 22' 34.99'' W (-78.376387°) |
| Elevation | 500.927m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-19 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-20 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 28° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 301.55° |
| First azimuth | 292.38° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 303.37° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a large orange chunk, appearing as suddenly as a shooting star, only larger and lower in the sky. As it disappeared, it appeared to arc, break into two... and it was gone. |