NUFORC Sighting 119823

Occurred: 2015-06-29 01:51 Local
Reported: 2015-06-29 11:06 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Rock Hill, SC, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Left a trail

Space Debris falls out of orbit and burns up.

I first saw this object out the corner of my eye. It was falling from space and burning up. As it fell it kept breaking apart. I knew it wasn't a meteor. The tail was short, orange, red and yellow in color. The main objects were white hot. It disappeared or burned up after about 30 seconds.

I called NBC Charlotte that morning around 0900. They said I was the only person to report it. Someone mentioned a SpaceX launch in Florida that blew up the day before. I thought it was space debris, but now I'm thinking it was a booster falling out of orbit.

NUFORC Note:

Confirmed satellite re-entry. PD

Posted 2015-07-03