| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laura P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball I saw was close to the ground, I saw it while driving, it was falling rapidly at my initial sight of around 60ft after turning a corner on the highway. It extinguished at around 30 to 25 feet. I have never seen anything like that! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Latitude | 36° 2' 35.7'' N (36.043249°) |
| Longitude | 80° 12' 45.47'' W (-80.21263°) |
| Elevation | 255.876m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-08 18:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-08 22:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 50.24° |
| First azimuth | 38.88° |
| First elevation | 1° |
| Last azimuth | 35.2° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Pink, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |