It was brilliantly beautiful. I’ll never forget the experience. I was heading south over the Indian River Inlet bridge in the left lane. It was as if someone shot off the most brilliant white flare. I first observed the object just below my roof line just slightly right of center of me in the driver’s seat in my Silverado pickup truck. The object vectored in a downward trajectory to where I lost sight of it closer to center of my vehicle and approximately 8”-12” above my dashboard.
Location
Address
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Latitude
38° 36' 30.74'' N (38.608539°)
Longitude
75° 3' 49.75'' W (-75.06382°)
Elevation
-1m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-01-09 06:37 EST
UT Date & Time
2019-01-09 11:37 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
175°
Moving
Facing azimuth
172.45°
First azimuth
174.62°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
184.33°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The brilliance decayed and a dark object was momentarily visible. I texted my wife shortly thereafter. I have the text. I reported to her that it seemed very close to the earth’s surface.
