I’m not sure if it was a meteor or satellite burning through earth’s atmosphere but it was bright orange and really cool. I have observed meteor showers from this same location and it didn’t look like a meteor or “shooting star”. This was much lower in earths atmosphere and based on the commercial airplane lights observed as this burned through the night sky, which appeared to be below airspace that planes were flying in. The size of the burning light and trail behind it was much bigger in relation to the plane lights seen in the skyline at the exact same time. I would find it hard to believe that a pilot of o e of the planes within the vicinity of the object seen didn’t see it although it seemed much lower than the majority of the planes seen.
Location
Address
Ashland City, TN
Latitude
36° 21' 31.26'' N (36.358683°)
Longitude
87° 5' 8.94'' W (-87.085818°)
Elevation
182.547058m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-11-30 21:13 CST
UT Date & Time
2021-12-01 03:13 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
355°
First azimuth
348.07°
First elevation
58°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
30°
Remarks
Glowing trail that seemed to vaporize/disappear from where it was first seen to where it burned out. There were airplane lights in the night sky that seemed to be further away (higher in the sky) than the burning object I saw.
