| Observer |
|
Name |
Jon R |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
My wife, Jennifer Rainey also saw the giant fireball that was bigger than any meteor either of us has witnessed in our lives. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Berlin, NJ |
|
Latitude |
39° 47' 16.14'' N (39.787816°)
|
|
Longitude |
74° 56' 2.27'' W (-74.933965°)
|
|
Elevation |
44.687634m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2025-10-09 20:05 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2025-10-10 00:05 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
197° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
71.49° |
|
First azimuth |
59.54° |
|
First elevation |
28° |
|
Last azimuth |
35.42° |
|
Last elevation |
12° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-14 |
|
Color |
Orange |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Broke off in small, orange and yellow pieces like a firework and then they fizzled out. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Orange and yellow bright pieces that quickly burned out. |
