Reports Report 5441ch (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jason S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I would not be surprised if you get more reports, or see more reports similar to the one I just submitted. Traffic was modertate this morning and people were hitting their brakes because they had no idea what we just witnessed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clayton, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 43' 48.79'' N (35.730219°) |
| Longitude | 78° 35' 11.33'' W (-78.586481°) |
| Elevation | 77.360924m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 10° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 340° |
| First azimuth | 340° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 330° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was driving into work and all the sudden near the top of my field of view an object entered heading nearly straight down that appeared to be a firework. However, it was heading from top down and moving rapidly. As it descended it appeared brighter and easier to see. It only lasted maybe 2 seconds and burned out. I could then hear a slight boom in the distance afterwards, even though I had the radio on at normal volume, windows up and driving 70mph. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | The smoke trail was bright blue. It appeared to be extremely hot like a properly lit torch. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |