I was driving thus any associated sounds were masked by John Lee's reading of an Alastair Reynold's novel : )
Location
Address
Ringoes, NJ
Latitude
40° 25' 23.21'' N (40.423114°)
Longitude
74° 51' 41.82'' W (-74.861617°)
Elevation
55.552147m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-12-06 22:44 EST
UT Date & Time
2012-12-07 03:44 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
79.05°
First azimuth
67.28°
First elevation
74°
Last azimuth
76.42°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Early trace was similar to a shooting star. The trace terminated in three distinct orange balls spread equidistant by perhaps less than one-half degree along the trajectory.
