| Observer |
|
Name |
John W |
|
Experience Level |
4/5
|
|
Remarks |
Object displayed an elongated, "tear-drop" shaped incandescent envelope. Surface brightness was greater than the full moon. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Clemmons, NC |
|
Latitude |
35° 56' 54.38'' N (35.948438°)
|
|
Longitude |
80° 19' 4.5'' W (-80.317916°)
|
|
Elevation |
238.488083m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2023-04-25 21:36 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2023-04-26 01:36 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down left to up right |
|
Descent Angle |
80° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
256.24° |
|
First azimuth |
152.36° |
|
First elevation |
70° |
|
Last azimuth |
309.92° |
|
Last elevation |
24° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-15 |
|
Color |
Green, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
2 - 3 minutes afterward I heard a low but distinct boom in the west |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Two bright pieces broke off the main body and continued along with it about 65 degrees high in the northwest sky |
