Reports Report 2162b (Event 2162-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving home to Milford on the state route in my car. I was looking at about a perfect diagonal angle when it flashed downward very quickly above a hill. It was like an extremely thick bar of light. It was bright green, then the bottom of it turned red. It vanished very quickly. I knew that the next day, (12/13/12) there was supposed to shower, so I wasn't sure what it was. It wasn't until looking up a video of a bolide that I realized it may have been a meteor. I'm in no way whatsoever an expert on the subject, but the colors were identical to this video. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrL-cWaYdno ) Except the one I saw shot completely downward and didn't last anywhere near as long. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Milford, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 29' 12.44'' N (42.486789°) |
| Longitude | 74° 58' 10.52'' W (-74.969589°) |
| Elevation | 336.147827m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-12-12 22:26 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-12-13 03:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 56° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Green, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The whole thing was bright so I'm not sure it was an "explosion," but it just FLASHED when it appeared and then turned red at the end |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |