Reports Report 3092bu (Event 3092-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ryan S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | There was a commercial airliner, probably heading to Newark Airport, that would have had a great view of this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Flemington, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 33' 3.13'' N (40.55087°) |
| Longitude | 74° 47' 13.87'' W (-74.787185°) |
| Elevation | 51.099m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-23 22:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-24 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 24.93° |
| First azimuth | 44.73° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 19.35° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like a sonic boom, slightly shook the house like loud thunder but with almost no sound |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were 2 fireballs in succession, exact same path, one a half second behind the other, both visible at once. Flared up as they got close to the horizon, the first and then the second, bursting into flames |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |