Reports Report 941a (Event 941-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Susan |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | we both have seen shooting stars and meteors way off, this definitely came down to the ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Colonia, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 33' 22.09'' N (40.556135°) |
| Longitude | 74° 23' 43.06'' W (-74.395294°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-30 20:24 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-31 01:24 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | flame trail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | we were travelling over a bridge over the swamp in edison, when my wife saw it and pointed it out to me, we were too far away to see or hear where it landed, although we may take a ride for a search as we may have a good idea of a search area. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | a very bright flame trail that lasted several seconds then faded but object was still visible traveling in a downward arc without the flame, when the flame disappeared it looked like a black object decending in a downward arc |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | a very bright firetrail that suddenly ended in a burn out fashion |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |