Reports Report 643r (Event 643-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Martha L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was on the third floor of this apartment building, looking out a wide window. I wasn’t outside on the ground, nevertheless the angle from the horizon (for first sighting) is still accurate with terms such as “slightly less than halfway up” because I was placing the sighting between the completely horizontal and the completely vertical. My distance from the window did of course influence when in its trajectory I first saw this thing. I’ve heard no reports of crashes at the CLT airport and that’s how I found this site. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Charlotte, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 11' 46'' N (35.196111°) |
| Longitude | 80° 50' 53.82'' W (-80.848284°) |
| Elevation | 196.889557m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-01-31 22:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-02-01 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 138° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 282.61° |
| First azimuth | 268.4° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 285.29° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was not a huge explosion per se. But like the head of the thing expanded and broke up with just a bit of a yellow spark look about it. No red colors involved. (I was facing the direction of CLT airport: I made a mental note that I did not see a fiery explosion.) |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was as if a more compact head began breaking apart slightly. Not like an expansive firework show: more like a boulder beginning to break to bits. |