Am familiar with the night sky and feel confident that I can tell manmade entry from a meteor like this one. Very fast, close to zenith from roughly s-n, bright and faded to an ember as it entered
Location
Address
Chattanooga, TN
Latitude
34° 59' 43.52'' N (34.995423°)
Longitude
85° 6' 0.69'' W (-85.100192°)
Elevation
227.890152m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-07-15 21:21 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-07-16 01:21 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
196°
Moving
Facing azimuth
20°
First azimuth
170°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
355°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very bright flash that became dimmer single 'ember"
