Reports Report 3151jg (Event 3151-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving Rt 27 about 55mph, there was a cop in the support road median, the sky lit up clear as day, I could see clouds (what looked like above the meteor). It was flying east bright white with a little blue tinge. The first burst was a bout 2-4 seconds, the object was large, then it went dark for about .5 seconds, then came back with less light and looked smaller (because now definitely further away), for about 1 second then disappeared. The action of it was kind of like skipping a rock on water, the first hop was large then the second hop not so much. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Brookhaven, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 48' 7.42'' N (40.802062°) |
| Longitude | 72° 53' 10.58'' W (-72.886273°) |
| Elevation | 3.751539m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-07-24 23:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-07-25 03:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 263° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 87.45° |
| First azimuth | 85.91° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 0.65° |
| Last elevation | 90° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the sky was as bright as daylight it was traveling east to west, lasted approx 3 seconds, went dark for less than .5 seconds then lit up again for about .5 secons, then went dark |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |