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Falling Object? (lemmy.world)
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I have no photos or videos, but I was on Topsail Island on vacation on June 4th around 11pm, where I saw a decently bright moving object erupt with a huge v-shaped tail for atleast 30 seconds. The tail was a faint green color. It fell from the eastern sky into the northeastern sky.

Google has been particularly unhelpful. Was wondering if you fine folks had any idea. I'm assuming space debris. But I cant find any other reports of anyone seeing it.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Sounds like you witnessed a fireball meteor with a persistent train - the green color typically indicates magnesium in the meteor burning up, and that v-shaped tail is actaully pretty common for meteors entering at certain angles.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    Thanks for the reply, I had been operating under the assumption it was space junk because it didnt make any news and it appears noone else saw it and posted about it anywhere I can find.

    It seemed to be a long lasting meteor (I would guess over a minute, but I didnt have my phone on me and it was over a year ago, so memory about actual length is untrustworthy) to not make an astronomy report but maybe I'm wrong.

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