Reports Report 1194j (Event 1194-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Boris M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving Southbound on the Bruckner Expressway overlooking the New York City skyline. A huge fireball shot across the entire skyline traveling from East to West. I can\'t estimate the position of the object\'s trajectory but it was South of New York City. This was no ordinary shooting star, it was much bigger than anything I\'ve ever seen before and covered my entire plane of view. I did NOT see an impact flash after I lost track of the object at the edge of my windshield. The object traveled at a high speed covering distance of the entire skyline for about a second, maybe second and half. I saw smaller chunks of the object separating and burning up quickly while the major mass of it continued on the initial path. My passenger was distracted at the time and was not able to observe the phenomena in it\'s entirety. She confirmed seeing a part of it after I made noise to divert her attention to it. This is indicative of the unusually long trail and size of the object. The parkway was busy at the time and I\'m surprised at the scarcity of reports. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New York, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 49' 13.1'' N (40.820305°) |
| Longitude | 73° 53' 24.96'' W (-73.890266°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-20 21:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-21 01:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 216.31982° |
| First azimuth | 117.89373° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 267.81548° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | mostly white-yellow, no u |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | When I saw the object I tried to listen for clues but heard nothing. I was driving and there was considerable road noise. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | The train wasn\'t particularly memorable but the size and brightness of the object were unusually intense. I saw small parts of the object separate and burn up quickly while most of it continued on the initial trajectory. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | minor fragmentation that burnt up quickly. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |