When my wife and I were woken by the sound of the boom we thought something had exploded i quickly went outside to make sure it wasn't our shed or car or Neighbours shed exploding due to the loudness intensity. There was a weird burning smell coming from up the valley and it started to sting my eyes after a couple of minutes. This smell lasted for half hour or more and there was also a noticeable raise in air temperature. I'm not 100% sure on the trajectory angle etc due to only cameras seeing reflections but I have other cameras that show bright flash of light to the point you can see everything like you would in daylight and also 1 camera shows something falling (unknown to me possible fragment) or something that got burnt up on entry?
Location
Address
Pakotai, Northland (NZ)
Latitude
35° 44' 32.41'' S (-35.74°)
Longitude
173° 52' 32.74'' E (173.88°)
Elevation
80m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-11-19 04:24 NZDT
UT Date & Time
2022-11-18 15:24 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
115°
Moving
Facing azimuth
314.7°
First azimuth
156.2°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
309.6°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Loud boom then rolling thunder sound with what sounded like a muffled stalling spluttering sound (hard to describe) not sure if the boom and sound was delayed as cameras were viewed days later
