Reports Report 7540io (Event 7540-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alex C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I am near Fayetteville Regional airport in NC. The objects were so close....and their direction of travel...it seemed like a helicopter was on fire and trying to land. The origination, when I observed he objects, seemed like it was coming from lumberton up hey 301 and intersected with Tom Starling road |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hope Mills, NC |
| Latitude | 34° 58' 22.56'' N (34.972932°) |
| Longitude | 78° 55' 43.58'' W (-78.928771°) |
| Elevation | 50.642048m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-11-10 21:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-11-11 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 255° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 321.41° |
| First azimuth | 353.26° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 241.02° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Blue, one was red, one looked dark yellow to orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were three separate ones all within 1 minute. The red one had a semi-circle right behind it. The red one was furthest away. The first one one burned dim to light yellow to orange the, flasheand was gone. Looked like hot coal when you blow on it. The second was was really close! It also was the fastest. It burned leaving a trail...was white first...then a bright blueish hue in the front....trailed a white tail and was gone. It light up the sky |