I was a flightdeck fuel handler onboard the ENTERPRISE CVN-65 in the early 1980's.
Location
Address
Hendersonville, NC
Latitude
35° 23' 26.44'' N (35.390679°)
Longitude
82° 29' 6.29'' W (-82.48508°)
Elevation
644.171753m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-01-09 22:35 EST
UT Date & Time
2019-01-10 03:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
31°
Moving
Facing azimuth
151.83°
First azimuth
128.95°
First elevation
58°
Last azimuth
162.56°
Last elevation
59°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Blue, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Looked like a ball of paper on fire (orange with a slight blue hue)shooting across the path of an airliner. The trail was a yellowish streak but very quickly disolved. The fireball was quickly dissapeared and no trail of smoke . It reminded me of a large missile. But no smoke. Just an orange ball of fire .
I thought it was space junk.(sattelite re-entry)
