Reports Report 1624by (Event 1624-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melissa D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I work for the Pickerington Ohio Police Department when I was headed home this bright ball that appeared like fire and seemed large, bright, and unbelievably close to my locations traveling s/b on Diley Rd just south of Long Rd, i watched it move quickly westward until it was a little further away and appeared to be falling until a the light faded and a trail is all the remained. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pickerington, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 53' 22.73'' N (39.889647°) |
| Longitude | 82° 46' 39.02'' W (-82.777505°) |
| Elevation | 253.908371m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-03-17 23:22 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-03-18 03:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 136° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 181.44° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 16° |
| Last azimuth | 313.83° |
| Last elevation | 2° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing train that faded |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |