Reports Report 4276ax (Event 4276-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The object had a white, triangular tail, similar to a comet. It was not moving quickly across the sky. I know it was moving north because the tail was facing south. I witnessed this event in my car while travelling east on Route 287 in New Jersey, USA, en route to Long Island, NY |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | South Plainfield, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 33' 8.97'' N (40.552493°) |
| Longitude | 74° 24' 44.97'' W (-74.412491°) |
| Elevation | 35.419235m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-07-26 05:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-07-26 09:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 273° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 121.68° |
| First azimuth | 135.77° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 120.8° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was minimal terminal flash. The flash was bright enough to see, but not brighter than the initial brightness of the object or its tail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object broke into 4 or 5 fragments which roughly maintained their relative positions to each other. The fragments did not scatter across the sky. The fragments remained within about 1 degree of each other in the sky until they were no longer visible. |