| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Janette L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen shooting stars this was not a shooting star |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Union, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 43' 12.98'' N (40.720271°) |
| Longitude | 74° 16' 16.17'' W (-74.271159°) |
| Elevation | 68.8321m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-12-14 22:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-12-15 03:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 164° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 243.1° |
| First azimuth | 242.29° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 234.84° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Train bright & large near fireball n a small thick trail behind it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large bright white fireball, fast downward, with what looked like fire behind it but was white, trailing it n trail was broken up |