My daughter and I saw a ball of light to our left above the trees. We thought it was a helicopter at first, but the light was extremely bright - white bright. We continued to observe it as it came across the road (becoming smaller as it did so). It then flashed and (as I said before) became elongated like a long ash on a cigarette. We both heard a sizzling noise as it did so. This object was only 10 to 15 feet above the tops of the telephone poles.
Location
Address
Neptune Township, NJ
Latitude
40° 11' 36.54'' N (40.193483°)
Longitude
74° 3' 8.73'' W (-74.052426°)
Elevation
21.476177m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-05-04 03:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-05-04 07:10 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
100°
First azimuth
48.58°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
111.79°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A sizzling noise
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
6s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The ball of light became smaller; flashed; and then it became elongated like a long ash of a cigarette; sizzling until it dissipated approximately 10 - 15 feet above the telephone poles.
