Very clear sky when it happened, moderate to low light pollution on the road I was driving.
Location
Address
Taylors, SC
Latitude
34° 52' 23.28'' N (34.873132°)
Longitude
82° 22' 9.45'' W (-82.369291°)
Elevation
310.857727m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-12-23 05:07 EST
UT Date & Time
2021-12-23 10:07 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
154°
Moving
Facing azimuth
54.81°
First azimuth
36.61°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
53.39°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball looked more oblong than spherical around the time the fragmentation happened.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw what appeared to be a chunk fall off the bottom left part of the green ball around three seconds before the fireball faded. The fragment looked more yellow/white than the fireball. The fragment traveled at least 10 degrees more downward.
