This is the largest I have ever seen. There were several small "shooting stars" out, but this looked like a rocket coming in. It was downright scary to behold out on the boat with very little light pollution. There were three witnesses to this on the boat. My father had seen a similarly large fireball while traveling on the highway the night before.
Location
Address
Sneads Ferry, NC
Latitude
34° 33' 40.39'' N (34.561219°)
Longitude
77° 21' 32.98'' W (-77.359161°)
Elevation
-0.530119m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-30 01:10 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-11-30 06:10 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
307.94°
First azimuth
220°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
321.46°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
Smoke trail. Became more intense and longer as fireball entered lower atmosphere. Could not see after fireball burned out.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fireball became brighter, turned bright white, then burned out to red.
