American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3737xr (Event 3737-2016)

Observer
Name Barbara L
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I hope that I did this correctly. I was a passenger in a car driving on Rt 46 west bound looking at the driver and caught the red fire ball streaming to earth on an angle. I saw a red fire tail and was waiting for a boom because it looked like it was going to hit West Caldwell Nj. Posted it on FB and everyone said that I was nuts! The coolest thing that I've ever seen.
Location
Address Wayne, NJ
Latitude 40° 53' 41.61'' N (40.894892°)
Longitude 74° 14' 7.71'' W (-74.235474°)
Elevation 55.43m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-10-04 22:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-10-05 02:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 127°
Moving
Facing azimuth 241.87°
First azimuth 212.73°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 255°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color 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 -