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Observer
Name
A G
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
Witnessed by me and 3 tennis team members.
Location
Address
Hope Mills, NC
Latitude
34° 58' 45.07'' N (34.979186°)
Longitude
78° 55' 46.33'' W (-78.929536°)
Elevation
61.957m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-09-08 18:06 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-09-08 22:06 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
137°
Moving
Facing azimuth
42.03°
First azimuth
342.33°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
41.84°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
The fireball was red and had a glowing tail aproxomately 1 fist in length. Because this entire "fireball and tail" passed out of sight over the tree line, I don't know if the tail/train remained.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-
