Reports Report 4497e (Event 4497-2024)

Observer
Name William T
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks I luckily saw thing thing out of the corner of my eye as it was approaching the house. I looked up and had direct visibility of the object for 2 seconds as it passed over my house and out of my view. The object looked like a red sphere surrounded by white flames. The white flames transitioned into orange flames. There was a very short smoke trail behind the object. The smoke trail disappeared very very quickly. It was the craziest thing I have seen since the eclipse in April 2024. This object did not look like any meteor I have ever observed. No sound was heard during the sighting.
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Location
Address Spring Hill, TN
Latitude 35° 42' 10.65'' N (35.702958°)
Longitude 86° 54' 28.59'' W (-86.907941°)
Elevation 227.945633m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-08-17 00:45 CDT
UT Date & Time 2024-08-17 05:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 269°
Moving
Facing azimuth 350°
First azimuth 30°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 290°
Last elevation 90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Orange, Yellow, Red, White
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 -