I couldn’t make sense of the “short streak of lightning “ that I saw just before the large white ball of light & tail! This was also seen by the three others that I was with, as we looked across the sky across the horizon over the ocean. It was amazing!!
Location
Address
, NJ
Latitude
40° 12' 45.03'' N (40.212507°)
Longitude
74° 0' 6.42'' W (-74.001782°)
Elevation
1.422551m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-07-24 23:02 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-07-25 03:02 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
276°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
52°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange (like a very short streak of lightning) then a white ball
