I thought this might be a peice of space garbage falling ... I\'m glad to know it was a meteor... I feel very lucky to have experienced this ... I just wish my 13 year old could have seen it.
Location
Address
Freehold, NJ
Latitude
40° 12' 31.81'' N (40.208836°)
Longitude
74° 13' 19.29'' W (-74.222024°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-02-14 12:25 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-02-14 17:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
108.55937°
First azimuth
113.42176°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
111.20896°
Last elevation
42°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
head was molten white in
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
2.5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
The train was glowing and blue ... It got longer as the head appeared to be falling across the road and then it disappeared when the head went out like flash paper.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The head was glowing and it got very bright as it fell across the sky ... Then, in an instant, it \'poofed\' like flash paper and the whole thing was gone ...
