Reports Report 157a (Event 157-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christian L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I used my cell phone and Google Sky to identify the direction. From my location, at 5:49p, it would have been falling in the direction of the constellation Cancer. I was surprised to see it so early into the night, before any stars were visible in that direction. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Airmont, NY |
| Latitude | 41° 5' 21.44'' N (41.08929°) |
| Longitude | 74° 5' 42.77'' W (-74.095214°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-31 17:49 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-31 22:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85.37033° |
| First azimuth | 93.10557° |
| First elevation | 54° |
| Last azimuth | 86.00863° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | white fading to orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | We have too much noise pollution (we\'re near flight paths), so any sound would not have been distinguishable from other aviation noise. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It faded off too fast to be called a \"train\"; the orange tail was fading as the white fireball moved. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | About half-way through descent, the bright white fireball turned orange and sparkly before quickly fading off. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |