| Observer |
|
Name |
Winsch K |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Though the direction of entry provided in my account is accurate, the angle was far steeper than the options given (though not completely vertical). |
| Location |
|
Address |
Denville, NJ |
|
Latitude |
40° 53' 40.92'' N (40.8947°)
|
|
Longitude |
74° 28' 26.4'' W (-74.474001°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2011-02-14 12:55 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2011-02-14 17:55 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
225° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
105.16732° |
|
First azimuth |
109.40219° |
|
First elevation |
70° |
|
Last azimuth |
105.98949° |
|
Last elevation |
35° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-7 |
|
Color |
yellow, green, and blue |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
none |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
25° |
|
Remarks |
glowing train, fading over time after the fireball vanished from sight, changed color from bright yellow to pale greenish over a few seconds\' time |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
I believe I saw the terminal flash - I witnessed a bright flash followed by the disappearance of the fireball after which the train faded. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
