Reports Report 4759bm (Event 4759-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joel C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It seemed to be close to overhead slightly Eastward, heard a distant explosion 10 or 15 seconds later, my wife saw the fireball it was flashing in brightness, overhead, my direct view was blocked by a tree, but I could see the flickering in the sky behind the tree. It was pretty bright, almost like heat lightning, but no clouds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kingsport, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 33' 3.74'' N (36.551039°) |
| Longitude | 82° 33' 20.73'' W (-82.555758°) |
| Elevation | 379.468842m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-30 01:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-08-30 05:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 153° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 72° |
| Last azimuth | 89.38° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a distant boom 10 or 15 seconds later |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sound of distant explosion, 10 or 15 seconds later |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | My wife saw fireball, I was further away saw bright flickering light behind a tree thought it was a malfunctioning streetlight at first, or heat lightning, but there were no clouds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |