American Meteor Society

Reports Report 929dr (Event 929-2010)

Observer
Name denise
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Please read remarks already made.
Location
Address Budd Lake, NJ
Latitude 40° 52' 16.36'' N (40.87121°)
Longitude 74° 44' 2.59'' W (-74.734052°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2010-12-28 18:50 EDT
UT Date & Time 2010-12-28 23:50 UT
Duration ?
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 225°
First azimuth 230°
First elevation 41°
Last azimuth 229°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Green some traces of bl
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 7.5s
Length -1°
Remarks orange
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks We saw a bright oval green glowing object going from SouthWest to West with a short orange tail and a small amount of blue where the tail joined the oval green glowing object. We thought it was a meteorite . We have only seen metorites higher and white. Around 6:50PM ...New Jersey. What was it ?
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -