Reports Report 2351l (Event 2351-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Was speaking with someone in the parking lot when it first appeared almost directly overhead coming in from just south of due east. It was so bright I thought it was a helicopter with a searchlight on. When I finally looked up directly at it, after about a full second, it was crossing almost straight up over our heads, very white, very bright. My friend and I watched it zoom past overhead and "break apart" into pieces, including one fairly large chunk, before burning out and vanishing. It was noteworthy for being so exceptionally bright, so clear, lasted so long (5 secs or so) and passed directly overhead, practically straight up. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Latitude | 36° 4' 42.42'' N (36.078449°) |
| Longitude | 80° 15' 29.29'' W (-80.258137°) |
| Elevation | 236.903015m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-04-25 21:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-04-26 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 85° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170° |
| First azimuth | 120° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 290° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Yellow with organ framents |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | Like a comet's tail but irregular in width, especially near the end, as fragments broke apart |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Left am irregular fragmentation trail and near the end, just before it went out, a piece about 1/3 the total size seemed to break off with a lot of other smaller pieces that all then rapidly burn out and went dark along with the main fireball. |