Was pretty cool to witness as i cant recall everything seeing one before in person.
Location
Address
Dobson, NC
Latitude
36° 23' 43.23'' N (36.395341°)
Longitude
80° 43' 20.82'' W (-80.722449°)
Elevation
382.24762m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-14 05:37 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-14 09:37 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
271°
Moving
Facing azimuth
74.77°
First azimuth
111.15°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
31.56°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
-
Remarks
It came off wide....and long....could see the train long time after the meteor left my field of sight. The white streak of it tail lasted across my whole horizon view for a couple mins even after it was out of site. We were in our car we didnt hear any sounds.
