Reports Report 7372r (Event 7372-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael V |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This sighting lasted the better part of 2 seconds, maybe more. It entered the atmosphere, quickly became brighter than Venus, maintained that steady brightness for 2 seconds, then faded quickly with no flash or fragmentation. To me, it looked like it grazed the atmosphere and skipped back out into space. Very cool fireball! My wife also saw it while we were driving south on Rt. 31 in Hampton, NJ, off to our forward left. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hampton, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 49' 12.5'' N (40.820138°) |
| Longitude | 74° 59' 41.72'' W (-74.994922°) |
| Elevation | 157.680984m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-11-30 18:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-11-30 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 164° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 165.38° |
| First azimuth | 153.09° |
| First elevation | 82° |
| Last azimuth | 167.75° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |