Reports Report 4404s (Event 4404-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving home from gym and shouted to my friend look a falling star, but it seemingly came out of the middle of the horizon and got super bright with a long tail and a ball of greenish white sparking and disappeared behind the horizon. I have seen many falling stars and this thing was big and bright and had a long tail/trail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Southport, NC |
| Latitude | 33° 57' 25.37'' N (33.957046°) |
| Longitude | 78° 4' 14.28'' W (-78.070633°) |
| Elevation | 11.97129m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-09-12 20:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-09-13 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 10° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 95° |
| First azimuth | 97.29° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 91.55° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | The train was similar to a shooting star but so much brighter and slower, it did nit occur as fast as a shooting star. It was narrow at the top and got longer as object fell. It was bright whitish and green,closer to the explosion sparky part |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like a firework sparkler as it sparked and exploded sort of greenish |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |