Reports Report 2406a (Event 2406-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dawn C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Traveling NW on the NY State Thruway I saw a huge ball of fire streak across the horizon. It looked so close, like it was going to crash behind a nearby hill. At first I thought it was a bomb, meteor or maybe a missile. I pulled over to try to find out if anyone else saw it and what it was. I had never seen one before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Coxsackie, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 16' 49.24'' N (42.280345°) |
| Longitude | 73° 52' 20.81'' W (-73.872447°) |
| Elevation | 100.50621m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-22 20:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-23 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 252° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 13.38° |
| First elevation | 16° |
| Last azimuth | 242.22° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |