American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3737nf (Event 3737-2016)

Observer
Name Alexandra E
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was driving and it was at night -- it just looked like something huge and on fire falling far up in the sky ahead of me-- much bigger than any shooting star I have sen--it is hard to remember the exact movement and height above horizon but i tried to approximate what I remembered
Location
Address Little Falls, NJ
Latitude 40° 51' 51.14'' N (40.864205°)
Longitude 74° 12' 1.23'' W (-74.200341°)
Elevation 122.511m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-10-04 22:35 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-10-05 02:35 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 150°
Moving
Facing azimuth 294.29°
First azimuth 295.47°
First elevation 29°
Last azimuth 303.39°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color -
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -