Reports Report 166ai (Event 166-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melissa E |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I happened to look out my west-facing window at just the right moment, It suddenly appeared over the skyline, a bright blue ball of light with a long fiery red-orange tail behind it. it fell almost exactly straight down, and the whole thing lasted just a second or 2. Beautiful!!!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New York, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 43' 42.45'' N (40.728459°) |
| Longitude | 73° 59' 6.17'' W (-73.985047°) |
| Elevation | 7.474336m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-01-22 00:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-01-22 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 330.15° |
| First azimuth | 323.88° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 336.04° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | a long, fiery red-orange tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |