Reports Report 862a (Event 862-2020)

Observer
Name Elaine S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks There were about 7 people sitting around the fire pit at the whitewater center and several of us saw it.
Location
Address Charlotte, NC
Latitude 35° 16' 15.09'' N (35.270859°)
Longitude 81° 0' 23.7'' W (-81.006584°)
Elevation 191.049026m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-02-17 20:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2020-02-18 01:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 95°
Moving
Facing azimuth 6.86°
First azimuth 0.82°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 1.62°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Like a firework being shot up into the air. Not the boom, just the bottle rocket shooting sound. A crackling whoosh...
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -