I feel I might have caught just the very end before it burned up in our atmosphere, as I saw it at first out of the corner of my eye and was gone before I could realize what occured.
Location
Address
Statesville, NC
Latitude
35° 44' 49.48'' N (35.747077°)
Longitude
80° 52' 9.81'' W (-80.869391°)
Elevation
259.706635m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-10-04 20:58 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-10-05 00:58 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
3°
Moving
Facing azimuth
102°
First azimuth
3°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
5°
Last elevation
70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
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 appeared a like really bright star that got bigger & brighter before a flash and disappeared
