Reports Report 3551ey (Event 3551-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shimon S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was bigger than I've ever seen or imagined, this was no mistake, it was so huge. I mentioned it to two family members who I walked with. After some 15 minutes or so when I got home, I heard that my brother who got home a little before me, also said he had seen it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Monsey, NY |
| Latitude | 41° 7' 43.56'' N (41.128766°) |
| Longitude | 74° 3' 29.44'' W (-74.058178°) |
| Elevation | 177.539978m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-07-19 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-07-20 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 7.55° |
| First azimuth | 13.44° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 355.37° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Somewhat colorful/several colors. Saw it only a few seconds & I don't really remember too much about the colors. Rather it was big and strong. felt like firecrackers etc.. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | While it flew to my left, it was somewhat like a ball of light, with a long big tail following from the right. It looked like the light ball exploded, and the tail was gone the same time. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I believe I saw what looked to be like explosion, and it somewhat looked like it diffused into tiny pieces. |