I live by the Hudson this fell steep and bright. The airspace is busy and initially I feared it was part of an aircraft . The last vision I had of this was falling on the Hudson side between Hudson yards west manhattan and Hoboken NJ. In other words possibly hit the river .
Location
Address
Jersey City, NJ
Latitude
40° 43' 35.42'' N (40.726505°)
Longitude
74° 1' 49.61'' W (-74.030447°)
Elevation
2.427858m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-04-26 22:05 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-04-27 02:05 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
235°
Moving
Facing azimuth
30.42°
First azimuth
39.76°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
26.92°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flashed and broke up before grounding
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright white spilt into one large then a trail of a second and a slight tail prior to grounding
