I reported this to the Iredell County Sherriff's dept. as I could not be sure this was a plane going down on fire. 7:10pm 02/27/14.
Location
Address
Troutman, NC
Latitude
35° 38' 48.6'' N (35.646833°)
Longitude
80° 51' 31.69'' W (-80.858804°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-02-27 19:09 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-02-28 00:09 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
45°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw four or five vertical flames...bright white in color..perhaps 15 to 30 ft. in length..hard to say with no fixed comparison references..less than a mile to the east of mile marker 41..traveling north on I-77.
