Reports Report 7950cy (Event 7950-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gabrielle R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | What I saw in the sky was large. I was driving and saw a bright light suddenly pop up in the sky. I thought it was a drone maybe or a plane for the first second, but then saw it was dragging light, like it had a blue tail. It was moving faster than i’d think either a drone or plane would move at that height, and it was going across the sky in a slight downward direction. Then when it exploded it was a LARGE explosion with a lot of very bright white light. It lasted only a few seconds. This is unlike anything I’ve seen before. About 30 minutes after I saw this, I also saw a regular shooting star. Normally that would stand out to me as amazing, and of course it still was, but in comparison to the larger explosion I witnessed, it was much smaller and less substantial. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Somers, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 59' 55.94'' N (41.998872°) |
| Longitude | 72° 28' 23.69'' W (-72.473247°) |
| Elevation | 60.163338m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-03 21:14 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-04 01:14 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 126.6° |
| First azimuth | 85.63° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 124.02° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was huge. It was very white and very VERY bright. I was STUNNED. Coolest thing I’ve seen! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |