At first I thought it might be an aircraft in distress slow descending toward local West Georgia airport . Called airport to report it . They had no distress calls but did suggest after I sent them video that it looked like a fireball!
Location
Address
Carrollton, GA
Latitude
33° 28' 39.47'' N (33.477631°)
Longitude
85° 3' 12.74'' W (-85.05354°)
Elevation
317.917938m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-12-21 23:09 EST
UT Date & Time
2024-12-22 04:09 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
93°
Moving
Facing azimuth
282.93°
First azimuth
278.7°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
300.06°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Yellow , Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
Going from left to right slowly descending horizontally downward just above the horizon. Long trail of yellow/ orange like fire with long contrails of smoke!
