Reports Report 1561ok (Event 1561-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael Z |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Driving South on US1 near Moncure, light, high clouds, fireball appeared over US1 moving W to E with long tail. Viewed glow through the high clouds. Driving at 70 MPH difficult to tell when it disappeared or exact color. First time to have seen this...once in a life time? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Holly Springs, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 36' 24.96'' N (35.606933°) |
| Longitude | 79° 6' 17.39'' W (-79.10483°) |
| Elevation | 81.661339m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-04 06:52 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-04 10:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 215° |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 140° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |