my husband was in Whitakers, NC and when I called to tell him about what I saw (I thought a plane had crashed) he said that he could see the trail and he heard 2 loud booms at the time. Would love to know if this meteor actually made impact.
Location
Address
, NC
Latitude
35° 44' 58.67'' N (35.749631°)
Longitude
77° 32' 37.43'' W (-77.543731°)
Elevation
25.271m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-09-08 18:06 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-09-08 22:06 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
155°
Moving
Facing azimuth
316.34°
First azimuth
335.09°
First elevation
26°
Last azimuth
333.57°
Last elevation
8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
the smoke trail was zigzag and spiraled, it stayed in the sky for a long time and began to stretch out like a jet plane trail but it was in a zigzag formation
