Reports Report 855q (Event 855-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Charles N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Whenever there are unexplained booms in the news in my area I usually see fireballs the same night if it is clear enough to see them, so now I look for them after I hear about unexplained booms. I assume the booms may be meteorites exploding over the ocean just to the south of my area, and that there may be a cluster of them. In this particular case there was an unexplained boom in the news the night before I saw the fireball, and another earlier the same day. Also, for some reason they are almost always travelling from the southeast to the northwest. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Amityville, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 40' 27.21'' N (40.674226°) |
| Longitude | 73° 28' 20.15'' W (-73.472265°) |
| Elevation | 4.387m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-02 19:55 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-03 00:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 192° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 355.39° |
| First azimuth | 340.81° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 335.04° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | looked like it broke into small pieces going in the same direction just before I lost sight due to trees and buildings |