Reports Report 5940dg (Event 5940-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was right as sun was setting so was still light where it occurred it was pretty large and bright and it looked like it was coming straight down like something falling out if the sky I briefly thought it was a plane on fire than realized it was probably a meteor or something coming into our atmosphere as I have seen one before years ago and the news had reported on being a meteor it so I realized what I had seen the last time and it was similar to that other than the fact that this one last night just seemed to fall straight down and not shoot ‘a Roos’ the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Raleigh, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 42' 40.45'' N (35.711237°) |
| Longitude | 78° 32' 28.41'' W (-78.541226°) |
| Elevation | 113.495941m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-24 19:46 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-09-24 23:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 194° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 134.16° |
| First azimuth | 111.01° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 116.42° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | It was a quick fiery flash behind it that happened about 2 times but didn’t stay connected to the ball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above |