This was very bright and very very fast with a tail. Too fast to be any kind of aircraft or drone. No sound. Looked like a shooting star I could have reached out and touched.
Location
Address
Owens Cross Roads, AL
Latitude
34° 37' 17.04'' N (34.621401°)
Longitude
86° 29' 14.34'' W (-86.487317°)
Elevation
182.935699m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-12-17 20:44 CST
UT Date & Time
2020-12-18 02:44 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
175°
Moving
Facing azimuth
250°
First azimuth
250°
First elevation
77°
Last azimuth
250°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
10°
Remarks
What I saw was very, very fast (perhaps 3 blinks of eye) and very bright. It reminded me of military illumination flares but much faster. It looked similar to a shooting star in speed and brighter and felt like it was only 1000 ft over my head (though I understand that’s not the case). Had a streaking tail behind it white in color. I just happened to be looking up and saw it by chance.
