It flew fairly level with a downward slope away from me in the direction of rahway. I drove around and didn't see impact in Linden. It ran almost parallel to saint georges avenue.
Location
Address
Linden, NJ
Latitude
40° 38' 6.64'' N (40.635179°)
Longitude
74° 16' 14.15'' W (-74.270598°)
Elevation
15.413245m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-02-20 00:50 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-02-20 05:50 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
106°
Moving
Facing azimuth
250°
First azimuth
250°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
250°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The streak split into two and faded. It was headed in the direction toward rahway nj.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The streak slit into two and was very bright but faded fairly quick both headed in the same direction