Reports Report 2530ak (Event 2530-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christine L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was sitting on my porch, facing east. It came diagonal heading west, towards the Delaware bay. It was like nothing I ever experienced before. It was VERY BRIGHT! And, below the clouds, I was almost thinking, this is so low, it's going to hit a house. There was a plane in the sky headed North, I thought it was going to hit the plane, I know the pilot saw it. I could have touched it, it was so low. In all my 56 years, I have never seen anything like it. It was fast, beautiful, very bright, different colors and had a long tail. i posted on FB, dud anyone see that, no response yet. It was so low it could have landed in North Cape May, but I believe the Delaware Bay is more appropriate landing. It burned out just before it reached the plane. The Plane may have been going to AC because it was low also. I am in awe, never ever seen anything like it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wildwood Crest, NJ |
| Latitude | 38° 58' 47.31'' N (38.979809°) |
| Longitude | 74° 49' 51.42'' W (-74.830951°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-10-03 19:56 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-10-03 23:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Red, orange, yellow, blue with a very long tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | A glowing train, first the ball burned out, then the train thereafter. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |