It was a huge ball of fire, at first I thought it was some kind of firework display but there was no noise and the display was "just" a ball of fire, so impossible to be fireworks.
Location
Address
Durham, NC
Latitude
36° 2' 35.42'' N (36.043172°)
Longitude
78° 56' 13.48'' W (-78.937079°)
Elevation
120.560776m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-11 20:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-12 00:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
178.7°
First azimuth
178.58°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
211.7°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Started out orange and changed to yellow-white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
glowing train, became shorter and then it all disappeared at once, no visible trace
