Reports Report 2187dv (Event 2187-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melissa B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was definitely coming straight down and I have witnessed bright blue flashes in this area prior |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Upper Freehold, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 10' 25.06'' N (40.173628°) |
| Longitude | 74° 29' 38.01'' W (-74.493891°) |
| Elevation | 47.708443m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-14 22:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-15 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 286.91° |
| First azimuth | 287.04° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 287.08° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Looked just like a firework except it was going down instead of up, very bright, left a smoke trail, seemed to get close to overpass. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It came in with a bright flash and seemed to break apart as it was traveling what seemed to be straight down from my line of sight. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | see above |