Reports Report 3151ael (Event 3151-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | walter r |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen fireballs before, usually the sequence is meteor, then flash. In this one I saw broad streak, flash, then single fragment continue in the path. The direction did not change, but the order did. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 54' 46.12'' N (40.91281°) |
| Longitude | 74° 55' 22.34'' W (-74.922871°) |
| Elevation | 245.830841m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-07-24 22:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-07-25 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 325° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It was unusual in that bright glowing train and flash appeared first and then a bullet like object emerged from the flash, continuing in the same direction. The flash was not the terminal event. It was reversed. There was only one bright fragment, continuing out of the flash in the same direction. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a bright flash and one fragment continuing in the same direction, it seemed to be seen almost after the flash disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See answer immediately above. |