I may have gotten the time incorrect. We were camping and I did not record the time of the event. What is also incredible is that I had been looking up at the sky and commenting to a friend that we should camp during August when the Perseid meteor shower is showing off, because we live in the nearest big city north of our camp where we are unable to see the night sky nearly as well. I had only been talking about this for about 10 seconds before I saw the fireball! It was as if I manifested it!
Location
Address
Amherst, VA
Latitude
37° 37' 28.38'' N (37.624549°)
Longitude
79° 13' 26.02'' W (-79.223894°)
Elevation
292.875732m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-01 20:10 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-02 00:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
93°
Moving
Facing azimuth
310°
First azimuth
318.1°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
8.18°
Last elevation
66°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it broke into 2 (possibly 3, but I can't be certain) pieces right before it flamed out. Also, I want to note that my recorded time of the event is my best estimate. I could be off by a fair bit.
