It was large, largest meteor I ever saw. It first appeared as a comet tail that seemed to streak from high left to lower right - then explode into a bright white fire ball. It was over in 3-5 seconds. My wife saw it too. We were driving in car in glen ridge heading west towards Montclair on bay avenue when it appeared.
Location
Address
Montclair, NJ
Latitude
40° 48' 42.1'' N (40.811694°)
Longitude
74° 12' 18.92'' W (-74.205256°)
Elevation
76.898651m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-07-29 01:12 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-07-29 05:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
254.64°
First azimuth
248.15°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
308.31°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
12°
Remarks
Trail Seemed to glow yellow white than burn up fast left to right as it raced toward the large white ball at the end
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Just seemed to explode bright white when the trailing tail caught up to it
