We actually were shocked at first, but once my sister and I both verified what we saw, we felt like going back to see if there was a fire in the field where it was headed.
Location
Address
Manalapan, NJ
Latitude
40° 12' 54.37'' N (40.215103°)
Longitude
74° 21' 25.98'' W (-74.357218°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-04-12 20:25 EDT
UT Date & Time
2012-04-13 00:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
134.99982°
First azimuth
133.99481°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
207.25539°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
whitish center with orang
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
No sounds, but we had music on in the car.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
20°
Remarks
It was a glowing train of whitish color. We first saw what looked like ONE ball inthe frint, but it seemed to have quickly broken into two balls of the same size, both with one long train of glowing whitish color.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
At first there was one ball but immediately it turned into two balls with a glowing training trail behind.