Reports Report 1037kr (Event 1037-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Don H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I thought that what I saw was about 200-300 feet in the air due to how bright it was, the distinct yellow color and the blue tail. I was in my car and stopped ready to pull out of a parking lot and had a great visual for 2 full seconds. I then thought this was close to a professional fireworks display, then knowing the trajectory, thought it was a person with a very large firework such as a 2 foot rocket. I saw in the paper this morning of all the sightings and knew what a saw was the same before I even saw the time, which matched mine times sighting. This was a fireball without a doubt. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clifton, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 52' 21.18'' N (40.872551°) |
| Longitude | 74° 10' 25.94'' W (-74.173871°) |
| Elevation | 72.181908m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-05-01 21:31 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-05-02 01:31 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 278° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 26° |
| First azimuth | 39° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 1° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Blue, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought it was a local professional firework, or someone with a large rocket type firework. It was traveling across the sky and not up, but it looked like a yellow flickering ball with a blue tail. The way a professional firework looks on the way up prior to exploding with the ball flickering and a long tail is the best way to describe it. |