We believe the part we saw may have been a smaller piece off the main meteor. It happened so quickly and was only 10-20ms away from where we were walking at Avalon Park. We tried to see if any landed on the ground or pond but believe it blew up before impact.
Location
Address
Lower Hutt, Wellington (NZ)
Latitude
41° 11' 36.52'' S (-41.193478°)
Longitude
174° 55' 56.29'' E (174.932302°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-07-07 13:55 NZST
UT Date & Time
2022-07-07 01:55 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
215°
Moving
Facing azimuth
63.44°
First azimuth
65.96°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
135.54°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We heard a really loud sonic whistling sound coming from above, looked up and it was like a shooting star but loud! within 10-20mins from us. Happened so fast
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sounded like it blew up
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
90s
Length
60°
Remarks
It looked like it was on fire & blew up. It left a long Smokey trail above the duck pond that we were able to walk under and look to see where it could’ve hit. But we didn’t hear any impact and went to look but couldn’t find anything.
