Reports Report 1382hj (Event 1382-2021)

Observer
Name Cynde S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Chestertown, NY
Latitude 43° 39' 11.53'' N (43.653202°)
Longitude 73° 47' 55'' W (-73.798611°)
Elevation 261.693207m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-03-07 17:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2021-03-07 22:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 97°
Moving
Facing azimuth 17.4°
First azimuth 16.19°
First elevation 27°
Last azimuth 42°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 10°
Remarks Short train (less than duration of the trail of the ball) and not long lasting. Smoky, not like a tail or contrail
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It sparkled and then was gone/ disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Maybe this was the sparkling I saw. Sort of like a pop then a fizzle. But very brief. It was fine with no evidence pretty quickly.