Shortly before the event, I was watching Jupiter through a telescope with my children. The object was coming from roughly the same direction from where we saw Jupiter shortly before.
Location
Address
, NC
Latitude
36° 30' 19.52'' N (36.505422°)
Longitude
78° 19' 33.28'' W (-78.325911°)
Elevation
108.446632m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-08-18 21:28 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-08-19 01:28 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
357°
Moving
Facing azimuth
213.38°
First azimuth
220.65°
First elevation
34°
Last azimuth
46.52°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
10 - 20 seconds after it disintegrated we heard an explosion, somewhat similar to a gun shot.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
40°
Remarks
The object left a bright, yellow-ish train that, relatively speaking to the duration of the event, slowly faded away.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object separated into 4-5 smaller fragments before it disappeared with a bright flash right over or shortly behind the tree line.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object was moving directly overhead and separated into one larger and one smaller piece at around 90 degrees. It then continued to fragment even more until it ended in a bright flash.
