It looked like a burning coal, that burnt up in a flash. It was fast and moved like a meteorite, but I thought I might be seeing things because I had never seen one in sunny daylight. It was very bright.
Location
Address
Morrisville, NC
Latitude
35° 49' 22.72'' N (35.822979°)
Longitude
78° 49' 32.51'' W (-78.825696°)
Elevation
91.862m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-09-08 18:03 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-09-08 22:03 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
62°
First azimuth
61.11°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
63.36°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
Light Yellow, Red, Brown
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
Glowing train. I saw it from behind, it was straight ahead, going forward, so hard to judge length
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fiery ball that looked like a burning coal just turned into a flash of light.
