My wife was with me as we witnessed the event. It reminded us of the space shuttle breakup on re-entry.
Location
Address
Sevierville, TN
Latitude
35° 51' 16.19'' N (35.854496°)
Longitude
83° 31' 21.44'' W (-83.522621°)
Elevation
314.841339m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-06-29 01:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-06-29 05:30 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
271°
Moving
Facing azimuth
178.94°
First azimuth
220.31°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
89.94°
Last elevation
36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Multiple fragmentation when first seen until it passed behind trees instead of a fireball, I witnessed 50-100 steaks all together. I lost the final seconds behind trees.
