I was standing on the beach and had just been watching the sunset prior to when it occurred, so I got an extremely clear view of the whole thing in the huge open sky, from start to finish.
Location
Address
Gulf Shores, AL
Latitude
30° 13' 46.08'' N (30.229468°)
Longitude
87° 53' 4.77'' W (-87.884657°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-10 20:10 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-11 01:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
11.25°
First azimuth
301.07°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
77.16°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it broke into several pieces right at the end and each piece turned sort of red and then the light from them faded out
