Reports Report 4001n (Event 4001-2021)

Observer
Name Trisha K
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was so cool! Brightest and closest traveling object I have ever seen at night. Not really sure what I saw but it was awesome.
Location
Address Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Latitude 33° 53' 41.99'' N (33.894996°)
Longitude 78° 24' 19.06'' W (-78.405295°)
Elevation 3.777595m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-07-25 23:13 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-07-26 03:13 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 121°
Moving
Facing azimuth 261.99°
First azimuth 223.64°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 276.03°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It blew up half way through its path and went a little further and disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Big flash small barely visible fragments. Happened very fast.