Reports Report 1969e (Event 1969-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Blake D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Thought it was a plane at first, since it was bright yellow orange and about the size of a planes headlight shape. Was moving extremely fast, left an a yellow orange trail and looked liked itbwas sputtering. Lasted about 2 seconds. Saw from my windows so not sure if it lasted a bit longer. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wantagh, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 41' 35.83'' N (40.693286°) |
| Longitude | 73° 31' 0.42'' W (-73.516782°) |
| Elevation | 12.329505m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-15 22:56 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-16 02:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 123.31° |
| First azimuth | 104.8° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 131.49° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |