This was the second time I’ve seen something like this but definitely the closest and so fast. I’m DC you’re always on edge with anything flying in the sky so I wasn’t able to appreciate it until after it safely passed.
Location
Address
Washington, DC
Latitude
38° 57' 44.78'' N (38.96244°)
Longitude
77° 4' 25.69'' W (-77.073804°)
Elevation
90.094986m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-04-16 22:57 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-04-17 02:57 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
107°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
80°
First elevation
28°
Last azimuth
100°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a big bright light like lightning which made me look over and it almost looked like it disappeared for a second before it reappeared again. The first light took up a lot of the sky. It was so big compared to any others I’d seen I honestly thought this would crash in my neighborhood! I couldn’t see how it ended because it disappeared behind my building.
