Reports Report 6440b (Event 6440-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Holly R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It felt remarkably close (lol! What a year!) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clifton, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 50' 24.7'' N (40.840194°) |
| Longitude | 74° 8' 44.96'' W (-74.145821°) |
| Elevation | 55.047943m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-08 07:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-08 11:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 51.79° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 59° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Blue, White, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | Burst of light with blue near tail, trailed and fireball seemingly broke into 2 (smaller piece ahead) and trail lasted a second or two longer |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sudden onset noticed; seemed so close |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fireball head seemed to break off and little piece sort of went up and ahead and both quickly dissipated after that |