I was driving when I saw this and spotted it while looking out my driver's side window while merging onto highway 31 north off of exit 266 on I-65 north. I've tried to provide as accurate info as I can recall but I was in a moving vehicle so it's all best guess based on seconds of visibility before I lost sight of it.
Location
Address
Fultondale, AL
Latitude
33° 35' 34.53'' N (33.592924°)
Longitude
86° 48' 12.82'' W (-86.803561°)
Elevation
166.99118m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-30 17:35 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-10-30 22:35 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
-
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
280°
First azimuth
280°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
290°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
21
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
It just looked like pieces of debris trailing it and / or perhaps slightly below or beside it.
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
glowing trail with what appeared to be smaller fragments behind / below / beside it. Was fast so hard to tell.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
It just looked like pieces of debris trailing it and / or perhaps slightly below or beside it.
