Reports Report 6358d (Event 6358-2024)

Observer
Name Jean-Claude C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Murphy, NC
Latitude 35° 1' 34.83'' N (35.026343°)
Longitude 84° 11' 17.1'' W (-84.188083°)
Elevation 761.606384m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-10-25 22:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2024-10-26 02:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down to up
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 21.19°
First azimuth 22.11°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 205.88°
Last elevation 53°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -25
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 40°
Remarks It happened at night so we couldn't tell if there was smoke. But the train almost appeared to be made up of thousands of small diamonds which remained exceptionally bright. The train had a tight pattern.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As noted above, the train almost appeared to be made up of thousands of small diamonds which remained exceptionally bright for about 2 seconds or so.