Reports Report 6291aa (Event 6291-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Julie C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was seen by 2 other people and all agree that while it looked a bit similar to a flare, it was too high and distant and with a straighter and faster downward trajectory to have actually been a flare or something that was likely to have originated from ground-level. It was a bright ball with an orange tail, appeared suddenly, seemed to get bigger/brighter as it traveled closer, and lasted only a couple seconds before disappearing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ocean City, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 19' 56.12'' N (38.332255°) |
| Longitude | 75° 5' 0.62'' W (-75.083505°) |
| Elevation | 3.032486m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-23 23:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-24 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 247° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 56.05° |
| First azimuth | 50.68° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 40.51° |
| Last elevation | 38° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked a bit like a firework, with a bright ball and tail, but it was over the ocean and too high to be a flare and no sounds and only came downwards (no upward streak), and was seen by 2 other people also. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |