Reports Report 2137a (Event 2137-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe V |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It looked like the meteor definitely had to have fallen to the surface of the earth my estimate would be within 200kms from my location |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edgecumbe, Bay Of Plenty (NZ) |
| Latitude | 37° 59' 15.65'' S (-37.987681°) |
| Longitude | 176° 49' 47.38'' E (176.829829°) |
| Elevation | 7m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-06-30 18:46 NZST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-06-30 06:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 101° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 125.97° |
| First azimuth | 105.36° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 157.55° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sounded similar to a jet flying past in the distance |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Bright green glowing train then changed not so bright white with a kind of smoky look |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very bright at end of its travel before changing to an orange fireball looking object which then dropped straight down |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |