Reports Report 208fd (Event 208-2011)

Observer
Name Ed H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Pennington, NJ
Latitude 40° 19' 33.27'' N (40.325909°)
Longitude 74° 47' 54.74'' W (-74.798538°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-02-14 12:40 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-02-14 17:40 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 103.88655°
First azimuth 104.47199°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 104.78964°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks None
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Red fireball, red flames were flaking off of the main train. Main trained traveled straight down.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks Fragments were flaking off of the main train. Smaller fragments were also red and flaming for a moment and then quickly disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -