Reports Report 664b (Event 664-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patrick D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The object was clearly burning (was on fire) but had very little tail trailing behind it; almost no tail at all. The object was a relatively large and round sphere, especially considering that I heard no sound, either concurrent or delayed and saw no impact flash. I caught it out of the right corner of my eye as I faced toward the south, and then I immediately looked directly at it for the next couple of seconds (approximately 2.5 to 3 seconds) as it descended. It remained whole until it disappeared below some trees above the horizon and was on a trajectory that I believe would have impacted ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edison, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 32' 29.27'' N (40.541464°) |
| Longitude | 74° 19' 37.19'' W (-74.326997°) |
| Elevation | 34.369892m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-13 01:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-13 05:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 211° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 273.18° |
| First azimuth | 281.26° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 274.25° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |