Reports Report 1609bf (Event 1609-2021)

Observer
Name Anthony F
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Definitely one of my top ten sights of a lifetime. Have seen many meteors drop from the sky quickly, but this was a huge bright V going across the sky for at least a minute or slightly more
Location
Address Barnegat Township, NJ
Latitude 39° 45' 54.14'' N (39.765038°)
Longitude 74° 15' 59.43'' W (-74.266507°)
Elevation 36.840252m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-03-14 06:10 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-03-14 11:10 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 91°
Moving
Facing azimuth 297.62°
First azimuth 19.21°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 288.46°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 20°
Remarks Came across the sky as a bright white dot being trailed by a huge bright V
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The huge V tail just ended and I saw fragments drop, not very bright fragments and then they disappeared.