Fireball report

Reports Report 7540rg (Event 7540-2021)

Observer
Name	Bruce L
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	This is the broadest meteor trail I have ever heard of, though the meteor must have been 100's of miles east of our position. We did not confuse this with any of the SpaceX launch parts, planes or bottle rockets. I've seen SpaceX fly past Raleigh before, so I know what to expect. This was a meteor as we had Crew3 well in our sites when the event happened. Quite frankly, the meteor was far more impressive!

Location
Address	Cary, NC
Latitude	35° 50' 2.55'' N (35.834042°)
Longitude	78° 55' 50.57'' W (-78.930714°)
Elevation	83.81295m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2021-11-10 21:14 EST
UT Date & Time	2021-11-11 02:14 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up to down
Descent Angle	180°

Moving
Facing azimuth	92.42°
First azimuth	85.81°
First elevation	70°
Last azimuth	94.18°
Last elevation	30°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-18
Color	Light Blue, Green, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	From our observation point this meteor appeared as a broad "V" descending rapidly toward the horizon Green was the predominant color seen, though blue and white were present. My wife says the V was about as broad as from pinky finger to pinky finger at arms length when your thumbs and pinky are stretched out as if to measure something. That is a broader ionized trail then I have ever seen. We were watching the SpaceX Crew 3 launch pass over Raleigh, NC at the time we saw this event. It was bright enough to see colors of houses and things on the ground. I'm guessing the V was created by fragmentation, but she does not report a terminal flash. We did not hear it either, but not surprising as there is an airport near by with planes taking off.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

From our observation point this meteor appeared as a broad "V" descending rapidly toward the horizon Green was the predominant color seen, though blue and white were present. My wife says the V was about as broad as from pinky finger to pinky finger at arms length when your thumbs and pinky are stretched out as if to measure something. That is a broader ionized trail then I have ever seen. We were watching the SpaceX Crew 3 launch pass over Raleigh, NC at the time we saw this event. It was bright enough to see colors of houses and things on the ground. I'm guessing the V was created by fragmentation, but she does not report a terminal flash. We did not hear it either, but not surprising as there is an airport near by with planes taking off.