It seemed fairly close in the air from where I was standing seemed to have been closer than 70 miles was very bright as it came down lit up quite a bit and surprised that others around me didn't notice the change in light.
Location
Address
Gaston, NC
Latitude
35° 15' 1.96'' N (35.250545°)
Longitude
81° 11' 8.79'' W (-81.185774°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-17 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-18 02:15 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Bright yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
It started solid then as it was about to go out of sight I saw about 6 or 7 chucks come off of it also was on fire
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
It started solid then as it was about to go out of sight I saw about 6 or 7 chucks come off of it also was on fire
