Reports Report 2671ac (Event 2671-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sean J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Sitting in Rockaway beach N.Y. next to Jamaica bay facing the Manhattan skyline, it is the 2nd fireball i have witnessed out here. This one definetly burst a few seconds into me viewing it. I though it might be a fireball, or meteor, or space junk entering the atmosphere. Fairly confident of the south east to north west direction. Possibly south to north. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | howard beach, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 39' 0.35'' N (40.650098°) |
| Longitude | 73° 50' 21.47'' W (-73.839296°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-10-17 00:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-10-17 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 135° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 315° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white, yellow/orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After 2 or 3 seconds, the white streak appeared to burst into a bright white flash, followed by some yellow/orange coloring, and continued white and bright. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The yellow/orange color seemed to linger shortly after the burst while the white streak continued. |