We were driving east on Interstate 40 at appx milemarker 30 in Clyde, NC at appx 6:05 AM Eastern Time when we saw the meteor/space junk ahead of us in the eastern sky.
Location
Address
Clyde, NC
Latitude
35° 33' 14.39'' N (35.553998°)
Longitude
82° 51' 47.6'' W (-82.863221°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-12-02 06:05 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-12-02 11:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
87.66457°
First azimuth
92.5511°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
98.17573°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
white changing to blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
4s
Length
5°
Remarks
The train was glowing and white in color but changed to blue near the end of the sighting.
