Reports Report 1697m (Event 1697-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kerrie G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was the most spectacular sky event I've ever seen. I've been sky watching since I was a young child and I'm 42 right now. I could better describe it live, rather than through this questionairre. My husband was with me, so I do have a witness. He just doesn't use a computer. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Egypt, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 4' 20.85'' N (40.072457°) |
| Longitude | 74° 31' 24.11'' W (-74.523363°) |
| Elevation | 24.690254m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-08-11 23:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-08-12 03:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Well, when it entered the atmosphere, there was an explosion of a green light behind us, all through the sky, but as it started and got bigger it was brightyellow, but leaving a light blue-ish trail. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When it entered our atmosphere it sounded like a WHOOSH! |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | As soon as it entered our atmosphere, it came like a massive fireball, and the ball itself seemed to get bigger before it left, but the trail started a nanosecond after it entered, and after the ball was gone, the train was SO bright and it lasted for a real good 20 seconds, maybe a little more. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | as the ball was desending, it seemed to be breaking apart in the back end of it. |