Reports Report 1602d (Event 1602-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Charles F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | After about an hour and a half when I went back outside to start recording to see if I could get one on camera I saw a very quick spark of white light the size of a star and it lasted for a split of a second, but the camera was not able to record it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bridgeport, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 11' 39.29'' N (41.194248°) |
| Longitude | 73° 12' 10.49'' W (-73.202913°) |
| Elevation | 15.433656m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-03-16 04:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-03-16 08:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 107° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 144.22° |
| First azimuth | 140.69° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 163.52° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | I saw gray smoke and a I think white fireball with I believe light yellow just behind it. It was very close to hitting a tree, so I was paralyzed by the scene because I have never seen anything like it in my life, aside from in the internet. It was night time, so I only saw the smoke for like two or maximum three seconds, but more like two seconds. I believe it did fragment a bit but it when your quickly. I was as soon as I opened the door to put the garbage outside. It was in front of me. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think it did fragment a bit, but the flash went out fast, when it was close to hitting a tree. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think it did fragment a bit, but the fireball mostly went out uniformly. |