I was flying in a piston aircraft at 6500MSL at coordinates: 33.64N 83.66W heading from KMCN to KWDR and witnessed the fireball at 9:27pm, so horizon angle should be taken with a grain of salt of what I think it would look like from the ground
Location
Address
Rutledge, GA
Latitude
33° 38' 30.9'' N (33.641918°)
Longitude
83° 39' 34.51'' W (-83.659586°)
Elevation
248.387924m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-01-07 21:27 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-01-08 02:27 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
190°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
330°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
320°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sparkling trail of light the whole way down
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Looked as if there was a disassembly throughout it's fallout
