I was inside my house with my chicken security camera up to watch for coyotes, when I caught the fireball out of the corner of my eye. This is the brightest one I've seen.
Photo
Location
Address
Otto, NC
Latitude
35° 4' 32.81'' N (35.075781°)
Longitude
83° 25' 32.35'' W (-83.425652°)
Elevation
686.131531m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-05 19:56 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-06 00:56 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
235°
Moving
Facing azimuth
234.75°
First azimuth
244.54°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
207.82°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
I don't know. It was from a security camera in black and white.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8s
Length
13°
Remarks
it caught the moonlight shone really bright for two seconds then faded to a faint line.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
midway down it flashed really bright and then three separate bright points in a line were seen, still hurtling in line together.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The final piece was a small bright dot disappearing behind the mountain/tree-line, toward the Southern Nantahala or northern Georgia region.
