Reports Report 331f (Event 331-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ben |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was facing south about to cross the street, and I looked west at oncoming traffic, and in that instant I saw the metoer. Its trajectory was going from 1-o\'clock to 7-o\'clock, and then it disappeared behind a building. It was remakably bright and quick. My first reaction was to grab and hold onto something because I literally thought something would impact the earth (meteor, missile, etc.). Crazy I know, but I have never seen anything like that before. I was disappointed to find there were no other reports of it, except for the UK and Australia reports. Could these be connected? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New York, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 45' 36.3'' N (40.760082°) |
| Longitude | 73° 58' 2.82'' W (-73.96745°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-05 19:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-06 00:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 291.50328° |
| First azimuth | 287.78965° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 287.81318° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Gold/white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | The train was bright white/gold, had \"sparks\" coming off it, i.e., it was not perfectly smooth, and it was very slightly curved as if the meteor\'s course was curving. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The train was not smooth. Not sure how to describe it. It looked \"chunky\" as if it was shedding debris. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |