| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ayla S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I talked to some people with more observing experience who also saw it and they said they'd never seen anything like it |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marriottsville, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 19' 14.15'' N (39.320597°) |
| Longitude | 76° 55' 2.02'' W (-76.917229°) |
| Elevation | 165.36673m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-03 21:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-04 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 229° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30° |
| First azimuth | 40° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 350° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A big boom that seemed to come from the direction the object disappeared in |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like several orange sparks flew off in the trail |