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Observer
Name
Stephen P
Experience Level
1/5
Remarks
The object had a globe like appearance- not as bright as Venus but larger diameter and moved slowly for a meteor (but too fast to be a man made object). It moved about 10 degrees off of straight down. I was driving I-81 S when I saw it.
Location
Address
Draper, VA
Latitude
37° 0' 35.31'' N (37.009807°)
Longitude
80° 44' 46.26'' W (-80.746183°)
Elevation
678.424194m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-11-01 18:53 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-11-01 23:53 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
164°
Moving
Facing azimuth
238.17°
First azimuth
245.06°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
3°
Last elevation
3°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
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
-