Reports Report 7611hu (Event 7611-2021)

Observer
Name Christopher P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address New York, NY
Latitude 40° 46' 1.32'' N (40.767032°)
Longitude 73° 57' 1.77'' W (-73.950491°)
Elevation 4.429183m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-11-13 16:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2021-11-13 21:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 98°
Moving
Facing azimuth 180°
First azimuth 104.06°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 274.32°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 40°
Remarks It was glowing with a very long light blue-green tail. The smoke trail was a whitish grey. I was driving so it is hard to saw how long it lasted for because it flew over the island of Manhattan heading west so it was still burning when it went out of sight and I continued driving southbound on FDR drive.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks During the brief encounter, it flashed brightly a few times with small fragmentation that disappeared quickly. The main part kept going at a fairly flat angle directly over Manhattan.