We knew what we saw didn't look like a shooting star it was to big. So we asked a local meteorologists who said it was likely a fireball and forwarded the information to report it.
Location
Address
Charlotte, NC
Latitude
35° 17' 15.23'' N (35.287563°)
Longitude
80° 43' 39.19'' W (-80.727553°)
Elevation
218.425m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-01-31 23:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-02-01 04:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
339°
Moving
Facing azimuth
85.19°
First azimuth
68.75°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
56.56°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a fairly large bright green really big shooting star that fell towards the left. It had a short bright after glow.
