Reports Report 2543hu (Event 2543-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Finnbar M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | From our vantage point, It appeared above the tree lines on the sloping side of the hill and it was a long time. we were walking down the Henry Hudson trail back to the main parking lot and we watched it continue onward across the skyline till it looked like it slightly descended into the mountain hillside of the Atlantic highlands, it was headed to a trajectory adjacent to wear the quick check was located on rt 36 - from where we were at along the trail from the ground (this is an approximation and guess) by the time we got to the end of the trail, we heard a slight boom, we were trying to make sense what it could be - and from the way it finally broke into fragments we suspected meteor- the tail was long like a rocket |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Highlands, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 24' 41.94'' N (40.41165°) |
| Longitude | 74° 0' 35.96'' W (-74.009988°) |
| Elevation | 2.084713m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-04-07 14:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-04-07 18:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120.71° |
| First azimuth | 145.96° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 173.08° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Like a green phosphorus, looked like a circular burning long rocket tail, separating into pieces big to smaller fragments as it went on, like a rocket but with 3-4 pieces separating |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We heard a boom but it was a lil while after the objective sailed through the skyline |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | This was like a green phosphorus long tailed comet it looked like a rocket for awhile then started breaking apart |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I wouldn’t use the word explosion it was like a large circular blazing green fire ball and as it continued multiple rocket like items started to crumble or shoot out from it |