Reports Report 8416dw (Event 8416-2022)

Observer
Name Cheri J
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks The cell tower I referenced in my comments is the best perspective I can give you. If someone can give you a better perspective of the distance in the daylight it would give you a better idea.
Location
Address Columbus, NC
Latitude 35° 13' 46.13'' N (35.22948°)
Longitude 82° 12' 2.32'' W (-82.200645°)
Elevation 312.120422m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-11-08 21:45 EST
UT Date & Time 2022-11-09 02:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 226°
Moving
Facing azimuth 332.17°
First azimuth 24.27°
First elevation 42°
Last azimuth 357.99°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks It is hard to pinpoint some of the details because we are in the mountains and the fireball dissipated out of our line of vision because our vision was obscured by a mountain. I can say that there is a cell tower with three red lights visible on that mountain from that part of the interstate and when we first spotted the fireball it appeared just to the left of the second light from the top of the tower and disappeared from our view just below the 3rd red light from the top of the tower before we lost visibility behind the mountain. The trail was only visible for a second or two after the main fireball went behind the mountain. Very hard to guess how long it was.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -