Reports Report 6153jd (Event 6153-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John Y |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Retired airline pilot. I have never in my over 60 years seen anything like this. It was truly amazing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hampton, GA |
| Latitude | 33° 20' 50.4'' N (33.347332°) |
| Longitude | 84° 17' 44.77'' W (-84.29577°) |
| Elevation | 286.792511m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-30 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-01 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 143° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 267.73° |
| First azimuth | 319.7° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 142.53° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very low frequency Boom. I was on the phone with a friend who lived 20 miles south of my location. The friend was indoors and heard the boom, also. It occurred about one minute after losing sight of the fireball. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 90° |
| Remarks | Entire train Glowing for seconds, then when the glow faded, one could see a smoke trail. The glowing trail followed the fireball completely from my field of vision from NW to SE. As the fireball tracked SE, the glow would stop then start, forming a dashed line if you will. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple small bits of orange glowing pieces as it tracked across the sky |