American Meteor Society

Reports Report 539n (Event 539-2012)

Observer
Name Shari
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I never saw anything like this. I was facing south and saw a bright green ball of light fall from the sky. It was beautiful but to be honest I have no idea what is was. I would love to know. It just disappeared in the sky. It was much much larger than a regular shooting star. I\'m perplexed.
Location
Address Hicksville, NY
Latitude 40° 45' 44.16'' N (40.762266°)
Longitude 73° 31' 0.5'' W (-73.516805°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-04-12 20:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2012-04-13 00:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth -1°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Bright green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -