Reports Report 6425ot (Event 6425-2020)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 6425-2020
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kathleen P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was sooooo cool! I may have seen 1-2 of these before, but not like this. I thought it was an airplane at first (i live in a flight path), but this was REALLY bright and fast, then it shot across the tree tops! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hopewell Township, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 18' 33.59'' N (40.31°) |
| Longitude | 74° 52' 8.36'' W (-74.87°) |
| Elevation | 43.52m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-08 19:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-09 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 33.1° |
| First azimuth | 44.45° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 4.97° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A small piece seemed to break off and "fall upwards" right before it burned away out of sight. |