Reports Report 4759cp (Event 4759-2024)

Observer
Name Anthony D
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks the sky was lit up as if by sheet lightning for several seconds before the fireball appeared, I was already looking upward when I saw it streaking across the sky.
Location
Address Erwin, TN
Latitude 36° 8' 37.08'' N (36.143632°)
Longitude 82° 25' 7.77'' W (-82.418826°)
Elevation 510.891449m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-08-30 01:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2024-08-30 05:15 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 122°
Moving
Facing azimuth 100°
First azimuth 5.66°
First elevation 77°
Last azimuth 98.74°
Last elevation 81°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks a long sustained thunderous boom approximately 25-30 seconds after it went out of sight
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks it appeared to break into several pieces and flicker out of sight before it was out of visual range