Reports Report 1775bh (Event 1775-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daniel S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Stunning, a wonder, a bright light...'big'..falling from left to right seeming to break up...disappearing, as I live in a forest but trees not leafed out yet. I gasped, tried to show my wife, but it was gone. I literally thought it was a plane going down (we live near an airbase) and waited for an explosion ...nothing...but the image of a bright falling light is burned in my memory. Have often seen on TV, never in person...wow... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 50' 42.64'' N (38.845179°) |
| Longitude | 76° 45' 5.48'' W (-76.751522°) |
| Elevation | 26.664801m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-16 22:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-17 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 101° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 163.22° |
| First azimuth | 107.69° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 130.95° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the object entered my field of vision to my left, it descended as I reported, it seemed to me a lead 'ball' was trailed by several smaller balls, flying along the same track...I thought it was an airplane breaking up. It also seemed to get larger as it progressed....tho not brighter. |