It looked incredibly far away. It very well could have landed in Georgia. I was facing relatively south when I saw it. I expected it to burn up but it just kept coming
Location
Address
, NC
Latitude
35° 10' 2.2'' N (35.167279°)
Longitude
83° 56' 27.17'' W (-83.94088°)
Elevation
543.499634m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-09-30 22:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-01 02:30 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
250°
Moving
Facing azimuth
184.16°
First azimuth
218.19°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
133.2°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
8°
Remarks
It left short intermittent glowing streaks across the sky as it appeared to plummet towards the earth. We lost sight of it behind the mountain but it was flaming/glowing from the moment it entered the atmosphere to behind the mountain beyond the horizon.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Left long intermittent bright orange streaks of fire in its path
