Reports Report 1624bk (Event 1624-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jillian D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It just reminded me of those old videos of rockets hitting the atmosphere and exploding on impact. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Raleigh, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 54' 34.92'' N (35.909699°) |
| Longitude | 78° 44' 53.26'' W (-78.748129°) |
| Elevation | 142.945297m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-03-17 23:23 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-03-18 03:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 173° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 290.43° |
| First azimuth | 287.7° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 316.66° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was driving on the highway, so it all happened really quickly, but it was as if something had “entered” into the earths atmosphere and “exploded” on impact. After it went dark, I kept waiting for some sort of explosion, but it just remained dark. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |