Most amazing thing I have ever seen and I have seen a lot. It looked like I saw the last few seconds of something that burned up silently overhead. It arrived with a trail then burned out and then...nothing. Only 40 or so feet above. Damnedest thing I ever saw. Is this fairly common?
Location
Address
Atlanta, GA
Latitude
33° 50' 43.3'' N (33.845362°)
Longitude
84° 16' 51.42'' W (-84.280951°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-05-20 22:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-05-21 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
-
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
123.05154°
First azimuth
144.99102°
First elevation
-1°
Last azimuth
181.1542°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
It was totally silent. Even my dog did not bark.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
The fireball fizzled out almost right above me, say 40 feet up in the air. Soundless. Amazing.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The white ball of light (soundless) disintegrated overhead, about 40 feet up in the air right above me. Tail died out immediatley.
