American Meteor Society

Reports Report 92be (Event 92-2014)

Observer
Name reuban c
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks it was real big, for a moment I thought it was an aircraft crash and later thought it was some kind of shooting star.. but due to cloudy weather I realize it was a metro shower.. it was too big and never seen such big ball of white fire falling from ski before.. truly big.. - thanks..
Location
Address Woodbridge Township, NJ
Latitude 40° 37' 49.27'' N (40.630354°)
Longitude 74° 16' 53.7'' W (-74.281584°)
Elevation 14.905736m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-01-12 17:20 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-01-12 22:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 168.91°
First azimuth -
First elevation 48°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 32°
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 Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -