Reports Report 8052dl (Event 8052-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daniel M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | In the 2010s, I was in Teaneck NJ, driving, and saw a similar situation where the object lit up the entire night time sky as if the night had become day, but instead of a blue sky, it skewed pure white for a second. This sighting last night didn't light up the sky in the same way, however, the fireball from last night lasted much longer and felt more dramatic in how it was breaking. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | River Edge, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 54' 45.39'' N (40.912608°) |
| Longitude | 74° 1' 57.92'' W (-74.032755°) |
| Elevation | 1.660341m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-11-23 20:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-11-24 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 239° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 312.82° |
| First azimuth | 313.44° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 301.33° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Glowing, fanning out, burning away quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Quick flash, tail looked like fanning out, breaking into many tiny pieces, burning, almost looked like man-made object breaking |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Many pieces, was concerned it was man-made, pieces fanned out away |