Reports Report 472e (Event 472-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kimberly C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The sudden bright light appeared right next to a streetlamp, in a part of the sky that normally seems dark (can't see stars, planes, etc). My first impression was "Hey, there's a firework... But why would there be fireworks now?" And it was a single streak of light, but faster and brighter than a plane. Then I remembered seeing a widely reported fireball last year and began checking the news and your site. I found one other report from about the same time and a nearby town, so at the least I think I must have seen the same thing as that other person. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wheaton-Glenmont, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 2' 19.91'' N (39.038864°) |
| Longitude | 77° 3' 20.01'' W (-77.055557°) |
| Elevation | 138.572998m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-01-21 21:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-01-22 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 53° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 259.99° |
| First azimuth | 279.63° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 281.06° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It arrived in my field of vision very bright, then rapidly dimmed out with perhaps some flickers trailing. Like a single firework (or flare?) burning out. |