Reports Report 6998a (Event 6998-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Theresa S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Sorry that I am reporting this so late. I didn’t know of the site until now. Tonight I saw 4 (what I believe to be meteors) break up in the sky above me in Lakewood, NJ around 9:30pm, so I was trying to find somewhere to report those and found this. I’m so glad I did because when I saw the fireball in December I was hoping someone else did. Nobody believed me. I was so in awe and so happy to have seen it! If you have any data on the siting I experienced - please email me! Apparently this is a rare occurrence and possibly could never happen to me again. Thanks so much! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lakewood Township, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 5' 18.61'' N (40.088503°) |
| Longitude | 74° 9' 43.65'' W (-74.162125°) |
| Elevation | 9.316078m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-12-29 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-12-30 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 255° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 274.4° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 220° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Like a disintegrative ball of fire that left a flowing trail for mere seconds |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw it end in the sky |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | So quick and had a trail for maybe 3 seconds |