These images were captured off our nest door cam. We had one sighting (non fireball) same direction slightly higher at 20:17 EST whitish with short trail. One minute after the fireball 3x the distance up same pattern, half brightness of the fireball.
Photo
Location
Address
Martinsburg, WV
Latitude
39° 27' 54.34'' N (39.465095°)
Longitude
77° 56' 43.8'' W (-77.945501°)
Elevation
156.99086m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-09-03 21:22 EDT
UT Date & Time
2023-09-04 01:22 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
238°
Moving
Facing azimuth
97.73°
First azimuth
105.04°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
51.53°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Looking due east it came from upper right to lower left and started fragmenting as it neared the horizon...kind of a flare and small lights immediately afterward. Again we caught this on our door cam
