Reports Report 3638ud (Event 3638-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pierre F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The direction I saw the fireball was from the northeast to the north west (as best I could tell). I was facing the north as I was walking and the fireball crossed the sky from right to left. The fireball was initially obscured by a house at the northeast corner of Victoria and Revere Roads but once it cleared the house (seemingly intact), it broke up directly in front of me. I had a clear and unobstructed view once it cleared the house. The whole experience lasted about three seconds. Initially I thought it was a roman candle as it was nearly impossible to gauge the size and scale of the fireball. It could have been 50 feet above me or it could have been miles away since there was nothing to compare it to once I was able to see it clearly. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ardsley, NY |
| Latitude | 41° 1' 19.53'' N (41.022092°) |
| Longitude | 73° 50' 14.72'' W (-73.837422°) |
| Elevation | 118.043785m |
| 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 | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | When I first saw it, the fireball had a blue cast. As it broke up, I saw more red and yellow traces |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | When I first saw the fireball, it was very bright and intact. As it crossed my path, it began to break up leaving bits and pieces in its wake. Initially the fireball had a blue cast but the train was like fireworks as it broke up directly in front of me. The process of breaking up and burning out lasted only a second or two and the whole experience lasted perhaps 3-4 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When I first saw the fireball, it was very bright and intact. As it crossed my path, it began to break up leaving bits and pieces in its wake. Initially the fireball had a blue cast but the train was like fireworks as it broke up directly in front of me. The process of breaking up and burning out lasted only a second or two and the whole experience lasted perhaps 3-4 seconds. |