Reports Report 6251j (Event 6251-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vladislav A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It happened so quickly, as I was walking out the store I saw a bright orange trail for around 2 seconds or less, it was the most interesting sight I've ever seen. I live on a military base because I am a soldier here but I know it wasn't a rocket or anything related to military equipment, I'm also a huge nerd for astronomy so I knew the difference between it being just a regular meteor/comet sighting vs. this incredible fireball that I saw |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fort Liberty, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 7' 55.24'' N (35.132011°) |
| Longitude | 79° 1' 32.65'' W (-79.025737°) |
| Elevation | 112.138954m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-22 19:16 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-22 23:16 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 122° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 286.78° |
| First azimuth | 275.48° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 287.28° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Yellow, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a slight trail of orange for a second then what looked to be a flash or explosion, possible from breaking off into the atmosphere? |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw the thing break off into twice very thin fire trails but it lasted very shortly, maybe a second |