I thought it was a helicopter with super high beams… until realizing it’s to high for helicopters… the tail was flaming fire orange and long and as it passed from my location towards pcola Florida the tail shortened and then No sight but a delay boom I did hear but didn’t witness
Location
Address
Robertsdale, AL
Latitude
30° 38' 55.75'' N (30.64882°)
Longitude
87° 38' 29.39'' W (-87.641496°)
Elevation
29.079662m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-05-30 22:09 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-05-31 03:09 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
300.32°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
90.45°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After it was out of sight at least 30seconds after it was out of sight
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As it got closer to the earth surface, the tail shortened and then it was out of sit, the the boom sound happened
