Reports Report 3092ai (Event 3092-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Manue C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was the coolest thing I've ever seen |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Berkeley Heights, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 39' 21.19'' N (40.655886°) |
| Longitude | 74° 26' 58.26'' W (-74.449516°) |
| Elevation | 126.875m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-23 22:11 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-24 02:11 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 238° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 27.99° |
| First azimuth | 33.67° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 13.28° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Huge flash that illuminated the street followed by a giant rotating red fireball with a trail of reds and oranges and pinks that held in the sky for 3-4 seconds, minor separations in the tail with the turns and flips |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright white light, made you turn your head and I saw the entire street illuminated like it was a mid summer day |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sparks of yellows and reds coming off a red and orange fireball |