Reports Report 16k (Event 16-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Maureen K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | On January 1, 2025, I was driving to work at approximately 640am, it was dark and as I was getting on route 1 I couldn’t help but notice the brilliant white light moving extremely fast through the sky. For a moment I thought it was a plane that was crashing and then it disappeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Apex, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 42' 45.7'' N (35.712695°) |
| Longitude | 78° 50' 31.39'' W (-78.842052°) |
| Elevation | 123.157227m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-01-01 06:40 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-01-01 11:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 236° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 222.61° |
| First azimuth | 215.54° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 236.44° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| 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 | No |
| Remarks | - |