I have seen many strange objects in the night sky but this thing is like nothing I have ever seen. I only wish I had my phone at the time. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. Kind of scared me for a minute though.
Location
Address
Flowery Branch, GA
Latitude
34° 11' 54.47'' N (34.198464°)
Longitude
83° 55' 59.8'' W (-83.933278°)
Elevation
369.474792m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-06-29 01:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-06-29 05:30 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
311.24°
First azimuth
224.19°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
71.64°
Last elevation
8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
40s
Length
-
Remarks
There were many smaller ones following it before it went bright and vanished, it moved slow and took a while to vanish, no sound whatsoever
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
object got really bright and then fizzled out.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yes smaller burning objects were constantly coming off of it. The tail was extremely long and firey
