Reports Report 174bl (Event 174-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tara |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball appeared very low. I had the impression that it was falling down very close. In the car I even crouched my posture down, and was stunned to see something falling. It was definitely not a typical shooting star that I have seen many times that appear distant. This was much bigger brighter and felt very close, very low. It seemed when it fizzled out, that it \"landed\" ahead of me in the next town. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marlton, NJ |
| Latitude | 39° 52' 47.24'' N (39.87979°) |
| Longitude | 74° 54' 34.14'' W (-74.909484°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-03 22:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-04 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | yellow with a hint of red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving in the car and had my headset on speaking to someone and so could not hear if there was a sound. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The train looked as though it had little parts, sparks were coming off of the fire ball. the train was what made it clear that it was a kind of \"shooting star\" |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | At first I thought it was a plane coming down way too low or part of a plane was falling out of the sky since there are many planes in the area and are usually visible in the night sky. It looked as though it landed down ahead of me in the next town. It was moving from North to South in my window as I was driving. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |