I knew this was an unusal event. I ran in the house to tell my husband and he came out and heard the 2nd boom. I feel lucky to have witnessed this fire ball.
Location
Address
Covington, GA
Latitude
33° 34' 38.65'' N (33.577403°)
Longitude
83° 52' 28.41'' W (-83.874558°)
Elevation
222.650848m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-01-16 20:10 EST
UT Date & Time
2018-01-17 01:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
225°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Bright flash of white/yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
Seemed like the light fizzled out with smoke trail for 1 second
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I
The flash was so bright, I was worried I shouldn't be looking at it, but then it was gone
