My 12 year old son saw it better than me. We were just pulling into the driveway when we saw it. I posted on Facebook at 8:06pm Eastern to see if anyone else saw it. Nobody responded.
Location
Address
Beaufort, NC
Latitude
34° 42' 52.28'' N (34.714523°)
Longitude
76° 38' 49.03'' W (-76.646952°)
Elevation
3.436095m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-09-12 20:01 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-09-13 00:01 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
247°
Moving
Facing azimuth
129.87°
First azimuth
108.34°
First elevation
56°
Last azimuth
144.61°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
brightly glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It seemed to explode - I thought it was some type of firework, but my son and I saw it over the water, so knew it was not
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It "sparked" and that's why I initially thought it was a firework
