We had never seen anything like this, so we had to look up what it might be and the photos with this link were an almost perfect match to the description of what we saw.
Location
Address
Indian Mound, TN
Latitude
36° 27' 32.09'' N (36.458913°)
Longitude
87° 37' 21.67'' W (-87.622686°)
Elevation
217.77858m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-13 01:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-13 06:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
186°
Moving
Facing azimuth
20.32°
First azimuth
18.92°
First elevation
6°
Last azimuth
19.75°
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
5°
Remarks
There was a bright flash out the corner of our eyes and then we saw a glowing streak leftover in the sky. It was slightly curled and absolutely beautiful! We saw several more meteors in the small general area over the next hour. Once we saw it, it just slowly faded.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was bright enough that it caught the attention of several people and it lit up the sky. There’s no light pollution in this area so it was extremely noticeable.
