I went from dead asleep to wide awake and in a state of awe in a matter of seconds when my husband said hurry come look at this in the sky!!! It had to have made landfall somewhere because it was WAY TO BIG for it to have not!!!
Location
Address
Siler City, NC
Latitude
35° 40' 26.5'' N (35.674028°)
Longitude
79° 20' 40.91'' W (-79.344697°)
Elevation
140.347214m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-03-14 06:03 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-03-14 11:03 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
247°
Moving
Facing azimuth
53.77°
First azimuth
95.36°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
19.95°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
45°
Remarks
It was a white glowing train like a quarter of a pizza size slice. It stayed long after the ball part of it was gone.