Reports Report 2145w (Event 2145-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bessey A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I saw it in the sky as I was driving down HWY 87. It was as I was heading in the direction of the Fayetteville airport so I thought the sparks were possibly an airplane blowing up, then the sparks stopped and happened again then I saw a glowing fireball and it headed down toward the ground. It was still very far away in the distance, over the tree line. I pulled off onto the Owen drive exit because I was so upset thinking I had seen an airplane exploding in the sky. I drove to the airport but nothing was going on there so I headed home. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fayetteville, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 1' 20.89'' N (35.022469°) |
| Longitude | 78° 52' 19.73'' W (-78.872148°) |
| Elevation | 26.372463m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-11 19:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-11 23:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 173.37° |
| First azimuth | 166.15° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 174.84° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like when you move a sparkler through the air, that happened once and stopped then happened again |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |