My daughter in law was with me and saw this too. It didn’t look very high (we have lots of tall trees. I didn’t have to look “upwards” very far to see it above the tree line. We were facing about 210 degrees southwest.
Location
Address
Ferrum, VA
Latitude
36° 54' 3.31'' N (36.900919°)
Longitude
79° 56' 53.66'' W (-79.948238°)
Elevation
456.649445m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-10-22 19:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-10-22 23:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
186.85°
First azimuth
183.15°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
193.66°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
10°
Remarks
There was initially a short glowing train that lasted a few seconds then smoke trail that was visible for about 3-4 minutes, maybe a little longer.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a sudden flash and the fireball appeared. It looked just like a round ball of fire.
