I saw one a few months ago (11/2013) with my husband in approximately same location on NC 540. That one was smaller than the one on 2/27/14. It was amazing to see.....never saw anything like that before these two...
Location
Address
Cary, NC
Latitude
35° 48' 51.17'' N (35.814215°)
Longitude
78° 53' 32.84'' W (-78.892455°)
Elevation
87.447678m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-02-27 19:07 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-02-28 00:07 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
326.29°
First azimuth
320.46°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
313.48°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
White
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
It was very bright, size of a soccer ball falling straight down and burned above the ground
