Reports Report 1360r (Event 1360-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicholas G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At first I thought it was a failed firecracker returning to the ground, but several friends from various parts of NJ confirmed they saw it too, I hear no sound, and it disappeared beyond the horizon in a fashion that seemed more like a celestial object rather than an Earth-based one. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Colonia, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 35' 52.4'' N (40.59789°) |
| Longitude | 74° 20' 16.65'' W (-74.337959°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-20 01:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-20 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 305.71653° |
| First azimuth | 315.6521° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 318.76495° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White, as it fell, to blu |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | A glowing train, very bright, but fading quickly. Broad, not line-like as in a shooting star. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |