This was not like recurring meteor showers where the objects are as bright as a star and very quick moving. This was *much* brighter and larger, and a little slower moving. It was a classic fireball like you can find in videos all over the web. It was by far the biggest I've seen in my 57 years. It was cool! :-D
Location
Address
Chuckey, TN
Latitude
36° 21' 50.75'' N (36.364096°)
Longitude
82° 41' 55.83'' W (-82.698843°)
Elevation
439.606903m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-04-26 02:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-04-26 06:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
250°
Moving
Facing azimuth
154.34°
First azimuth
191.7°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
154.36°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Green, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
It had a glowing tail following it as it burned up going through the atmosphere.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw what looked like small bits becoming detached and burning/glowing independently quite quickly before disappearing. These were mostly bright flashes within the tail.
