It was bright enough in peripheral vision for it to catch my attention as I was walking my dog. Brightness hard to judge, but initial thoughts were fireworks or a signal flare. I saw a definite arc pattern in the trail and it disappeared quickly during descent. I'm not positive of the amount of cloud cover to the north last night. First such sighting with naked eye. Weirded me out until I started looking online later.
Location
Address
Patterson, NC
Latitude
35° 59' 50.22'' N (35.997283°)
Longitude
81° 33' 46.41'' W (-81.562892°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-01-29 20:55 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-01-30 01:55 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.40934°
First azimuth
9.80607°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
357.76303°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
pinkish-orange with orang
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
Orange glow trail. I saw the trail make an arc pattern. I first saw it just before the peak then lost sight of it as it descended.
