From my view on earth sitting down, the fireball was as big as an adult finger pinky nail (biggest fireball I’ve ever seen in my life!) and it lasted in my field of view for 3-4 seconds. Amazing sight. It appeared it was possibly going to land (just my rough guess) near Dalton GA or Chattanooga TN and that’s just a rough guess.
Location
Address
, GA
Latitude
34° 21' 23.67'' N (34.36°)
Longitude
84° 2' 26.29'' W (-84.04°)
Elevation
341.84m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-10-23 21:05 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-24 01:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
239°
Moving
Facing azimuth
352.81°
First azimuth
0.82°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
344.62°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The white ball that was falling left an immediate “orangish/fire” color behind it—following it and I could see pieces of orange/fire breaking away as the fireball was shooting across the sky. The fragmentation was rapid as far as seeing the fragments fall far away, it was very fast.
