Reports Report 2456as (Event 2456-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rich R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was in a car with my wife, driving south on Route 625, 40mph. coming home from a wedding. I did hear a meteor - back in 1964 passing over NJ. This lasted well over a minute and came from the south where the sun was setting. I was fishing at the time. It was a direct sound - not a delayed sound as a jet, but actual sound from the meteor. P.S.I worked at Bell Labs until 2001. I am retired. Not a nut job!!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Franklin, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 37' 21.29'' N (40.62258°) |
| Longitude | 74° 58' 22.66'' W (-74.972962°) |
| Elevation | 126.490227m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-10-14 20:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-10-15 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 336.38° |
| First azimuth | 274.99° |
| First elevation | 79° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | blue yellow green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | Glowing to a smoke trail. It exploded right above the horizon in yellow/green/blue sparks |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it sent upwards, sparks and fragments |