Reports Report 2740bj (Event 2740-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | LaRae P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving around on a back country road just to get some fresh air. Beautiful night & I just turned down this unknown road.. had been watching the sunset and was exploring. I saw a bright orange blazing streak of ball-ish fire with yellow sparkles for a second or less, as I drove through a wooded part of the road, right after I glanced up to the right and out my passenger window and saw the falling ball of fire. I’ve never experienced anything like it. I named the road as Clay Gregory in Orlinda, TN, but I do not know exactly which portion of the road I was on at that second. I believe I was headed north at the time. The farm road became densely wooded to my right, exactly after I witnessed this thing I’ve never seen before! Pattern mimicked shooting stars I’ve seen throughout my lifetime, but the size and color was unlike anything I’ve ever seen!! So amazing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Orlinda, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 36' 40.91'' N (36.611364°) |
| Longitude | 86° 41' 59.35'' W (-86.699819°) |
| Elevation | 217.370148m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-06-07 20:43 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-06-08 01:43 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 244° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 299.75° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 324.54° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright orange ball with orange tail and yellow sparkling fragments like a sparkler or fire. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |