Reports Report 4740a (Event 4740-2024)

Observer
Name Nick H
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Midland Park, NJ
Latitude 40° 59' 59.91'' N (40.999976°)
Longitude 74° 9' 9.63'' W (-74.152675°)
Elevation 82.566177m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-08-29 01:37 EDT
UT Date & Time 2024-08-29 05:37 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 268°
Moving
Facing azimuth 121°
First azimuth 129.1°
First elevation 66°
Last azimuth 98.98°
Last elevation 66°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Blue, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The object traveled along a mostly flat trajectory and increased slightly in brightness as it continued, until its light disappeared almost instantaneously as it appeared to break up. A number of small glowing fragments appeared to break off of it and fall away from the object's main trajectory until their light faded away within less than a second.