I reported a horizontal trajectory of a fireball sighting a few years ago that was pure white and I never thought I would witness any such astronomical event again! Tonight I was sitting in my car overlooking the Point Pleasant / Manasquan Inlet in NJ - looking toward the Manasquan side when I caught this green zoom flash coming down at about a 35 degree angle; it lasted maybe one second & I wasn’t sure what I saw! But I certainly saw something here! I’d like to also note that the current night sky is quite clear and the light pollution is minimal (since my position is just few hundred from the ocean). Anyway, I thought I’d report this sighting just in case anyone else also happened to spot it! For what it’s worth- it’s about 28 degrees with a wind chill of 13 degrees so I doubt there are too many folks out for an evening stroll :-) Either way - it was a cool night time HAPPY NEW YEAR spark to 2026!
Location
Address
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Latitude
40° 6' 9.95'' N (40.102765°)
Longitude
74° 2' 11.06'' W (-74.036406°)
Elevation
1.38032m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-12-30 21:03 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-12-31 02:03 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
34°
Moving
Facing azimuth
354.39°
First azimuth
356.81°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
350.31°
Last elevation
3°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
flash was at the end; just over horizon but their were trees in my view; it was like an explosion that went from green to light green to white; I thought maybe a drone had exploded yet it appeared much larger than any drone could be from my viewpoint /location & the sighting
