As a military aviator and now civilian pilot I have seen dozens of these but NEVER so close and through my altitude.
Location
Address
Carrollton, GA
Latitude
33° 13' 40.93'' N (33.228037°)
Longitude
83° 49' 5.49'' W (-83.818191°)
Elevation
156.753983m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-09-26 00:04 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-09-26 04:04 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
270°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
While flying an Airbus 321 as the captain of AAL2290 (MIA-ATL) we were descending through 9100’ on the JJEDI 3 at waypoint JJEDI.. when the entire flight deck lit up BRIGHT BLUE/GREEN like we were being spotlighted. We snapped our attention to the object heading straight down from the sky (off our left wing) thru our altitude then explode into orange fragments beneath us and disappear.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object was descending so fast that it was fragmenting all the way down. At the bottom of its trajectory it fragmented into about 10 pieces and vanished.
