Reports Report 3638se (Event 3638-2014)

Observer
Name Karen S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Just that it was the largest Meteor I've seen, it looked like it was going to hit the ground, even thought it was a plane at first
Location
Address Mannington Township, NJ
Latitude 39° 35' 24.41'' N (39.590115°)
Longitude 75° 27' 1.54'' W (-75.450429°)
Elevation 5.649915m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-12-29 18:35 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-12-29 23:35 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 42.93°
First azimuth 68.56°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 53.33°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length
Remarks glowing train, but disappeared very quick, thought it would hit ground, was largest meteor I have ever seen
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks it flashed, as if it exploded, then disappeared
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -