My adult son and I were waiting in line to enter the Sun Bank Arena and were in the parking lot which was bathed in bright yellow/orange light from the parking lot lights and the fireball stood out clearly even though we were looking almost directly at the parking lot lights. I told my son to wait and listen for a sonic boom as I expected to hear one but a boom never occured.
Location
Address
Trenton, NJ
Latitude
40° 12' 42.16'' N (40.211712°)
Longitude
74° 45' 27.11'' W (-74.75753°)
Elevation
11.880844m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-01-05 18:35 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-01-05 23:35 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
80.01°
First azimuth
47.05°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
172.36°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
30°
Remarks
glowing train as the meteor head broke apart and those smaller peices seeming to join the train then they too, turning to smoke
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Several peicesa9between 4 and 8) broke off from the main fireball with them staying mostly in the same trajectory but also some seeming to fall off in other directions
