My son I were traveling towards Huntington WV on US 52 when we observed the fire ball. I was driving but we both saw it at exactly the same time. There was no time to stop and view or get out a phone to record. It was a massive ball of fire blasting across the sky at a tremendous speed. To put the size of it into perspective pretend a star is a pin point and the moon is a quarter, the fire ball would have been a golf ball. The location given is an approximate one because I am not 100% sure the precise address but we were somewhere in the vicinity I gave.
Location
Address
Fort Gay, WV
Latitude
38° 8' 33.6'' N (38.142666°)
Longitude
82° 36' 7.53'' W (-82.602093°)
Elevation
190.935074m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-02 22:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-03 03:20 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
87°
Moving
Facing azimuth
309.1°
First azimuth
257.01°
First elevation
62°
Last azimuth
29.66°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The left side of it appeared to be in the beginning stages of breaking apart.
