American Meteor Society

Reports Report 9579xz (Event 9579-2022)

Observer
Name Bridget M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks This was incredible and all 4 occupants in my car saw this! It was very large and bright and my daughter thought it was a plane crashing! I was able to find a video of what we saw online reported from Eastlake at the same approximate time. https://fox8.com/news/video-bright-meteor-captured-over-eastlake/
Location
Address Fayetteville, NC
Latitude 34° 59' 5.2'' N (34.984778°)
Longitude 78° 58' 1.73'' W (-78.967147°)
Elevation 52.749527m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-12-01 19:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2022-12-02 00:30 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 121°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 330.72°
First elevation 49°
Last azimuth 353.3°
Last elevation 34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -