Reports Report 1037ea (Event 1037-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Veronica F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was incredible and may have been more north on the parkway near the exit/entrance of route 80 which I believe is mile marker 159. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clifton, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 53' 24.04'' N (40.890011°) |
| Longitude | 74° 7' 32.73'' W (-74.125757°) |
| Elevation | 19.141644m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-05-01 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-05-02 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 248° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 78.17° |
| First azimuth | 65.11° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 40.62° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Purple, Dark Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 18° |
| Remarks | It was a faint smoke trail and also seemed to just vanish or explode. It was not visible where any pieces may have hit the ground. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was very quick but appears to have broken into pieces smaller than the eye could follow through the sky. |