Reports Report 3384bq (Event 3384-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | H J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Observing experience: I am an observer at UACNJ with limited experience ( |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Millburn, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 42' 47.16'' N (40.7131°) |
| Longitude | 74° 19' 32.33'' W (-74.325648°) |
| Elevation | 41.567554m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-03 20:28 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-04 01:28 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 313° |
| First azimuth | 320.38° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 304.14° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | This was after dark during highway driving. Lasting maybe 2-3 seconds, it appeared as a trail of sparks of growing width, then a burst, then it disappeared, then it "re-lit" a few degrees further along its path then blinked out, appearing to break up. From my perspective it was angling toward the ground not skipping back into space |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Flash, then it went dark, then reappeared for just a split second |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it appeared to break up then for a split second the parts lit up then quickly went dark |