Just a few seconds before I saw it, it sounded like far off thunder. Nobody in the area was letting off any fire works at the time of the incident. We live in the country and the area it looked to have possibly made impact would be a few small patches of woods or the fields. It was very large from what I got to see. So hopefully we will have some luck finding the point of impact in the morning.
Location
Address
Johnsonville, SC
Latitude
33° 53' 37.74'' N (33.893816°)
Longitude
79° 26' 24.54'' W (-79.44015°)
Elevation
26.147982m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-12-31 20:50 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-01-01 01:50 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
198°
Moving
Facing azimuth
152.58°
First azimuth
153.96°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
135.63°
Last elevation
4°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It sounded like far off thunder just a few seconds before I saw it
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
It happened so fast but it had a glowing train and after it disappeared behind the trees you could still see the train but only for about a half second at best. It also looked like the train had dust or smoke around it.
