The only conclusion I could come to about what I had observed was something that was entering the earth's atmosphere.
Location
Address
Ewing Township, NJ
Latitude
40° 16' 7.98'' N (40.268884°)
Longitude
74° 45' 49.01'' W (-74.763613°)
Elevation
31.073845m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-11-08 19:19 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-11-09 00:19 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
29.48°
First azimuth
33.22°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
29.66°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Before it disappeared, it broke into two (or more) pieces, and I could have sworn that during the fragmentation it got brighter
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There seemed to be 2 main parts. The first part continued along the "original" trajectory, and the second part took a sharper decent toward the ground.
