It felt really close and low. I was on the beach coming from Bird Island towards the Sunset Beach pier and saw it just ahead to my right over the ocean. I thought I was going to see it "land" and then the red and orange appeared and then all of it disappeared. I think it lasted a fraction over 3 seconds.
Location
Address
Sunset Beach, NC
Latitude
33° 51' 43.56'' N (33.862099°)
Longitude
78° 31' 3.56'' W (-78.517656°)
Elevation
0.564114m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-09-24 19:38 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-09-24 23:38 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
244°
Moving
Facing azimuth
73.93°
First azimuth
93.08°
First elevation
26°
Last azimuth
80.58°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
It was bright white to begin and thought it was a shooting star, and then had a bursts of red and orange - thought it was a firework for a minute
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was bright white to begin with, like a shooting/falling star, then it had 3 or 4 bright red and orange balls shoot off from it like a firework
