Reports Report 251e (Event 251-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | DAVID S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | seemed to burn out before it was able to fall to land, no noise heard, believe there was no physical impact |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grovetown, GA |
| Latitude | 33° 26' 35.89'' N (33.443303°) |
| Longitude | 82° 8' 29.91'' W (-82.141641°) |
| Elevation | 114.705338m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-14 06:36 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-14 11:36 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 226° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 297.66° |
| First azimuth | 300.42° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 281.72° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | White circular, with a orange tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | midway up the horizon, I saw a bright light then saw it fall, leaving a large trail of orange type fire behind it....within about 2 seconds seemed to fragment into 2 more white pieces just before hitting tree field of vision which had no trail and extinguished before leaving field of view |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw it fragment with 2 extra pieces (main and two smaller) before going dark before hitting tree line field of vision |