It was the coolest event we ever witnessed. We had no idea what it was at first. We were traveling on 74 E the entire time at a rate of 60 mph. It was completely dark and the began to rise as the event ended around 510 am
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Location
Address
-
Latitude
35° 14' 35.02'' N (35.24306°)
Longitude
81° 19' 22.13'' W (-81.322814°)
Elevation
275.416199m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-07-03 05:02 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-07-03 09:02 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
257°
Moving
Facing azimuth
300.54°
First azimuth
300.83°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
283.23°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
It was like a glowing trail that diminished over the period of maybe 10 min.
