Reports Report 1786jl (Event 1786-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Crystal D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Davidsonville, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 55' 47.81'' N (38.929946°) |
| Longitude | 76° 37' 2.61'' W (-76.617391°) |
| Elevation | 32.172462m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-03-21 00:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-03-21 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 1° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 1° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Bright white (almost a faint blue hue because so bright) ball of light with sparkly train falling toward earth from above. Train lasted only seconds. It fell directly down from the sky, vertically. I was on Appomattox Rd Davidsonville Md and looking north when I saw it. Happened very fast. Thought it was fireworks or a flare at first but I’ve never seen fireworks that bright white color before with only one ball and dotted/sparkle trail with no sound. I was in my house with no doors or windows open but I did not have any interior noise and I have excellent hearing. After seeing this I did hear then see a vehicle enter my neighborhood so I would have heard the falling item hit if it had been large enough, close enough and made a noise. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |