4 of us saw it through our window facing east. We're not sure of the exact time, unfortunately. 2:35 is a guess. We ran outside when it went out of our field of vision and did not look at the clock. We've never seen anything like it.
Location
Address
Mantua Township, NJ
Latitude
39° 45' 31.26'' N (39.758683°)
Longitude
75° 10' 46.35'' W (-75.179543°)
Elevation
14.176968m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-07 14:35 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-07 18:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
76.61°
First azimuth
3.18°
First elevation
26°
Last azimuth
160.31°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Glowing, extremely bright, like sunlight glinting off metal but very light blue
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At first I thought it was a big blue aluminum balloon, but it was streaking and then split into 4 gliding, brilliant pieces
