Appeared very large and close. The train reminded me of a chem trail from a jet the way it had a gap in the middle
Location
Address
Hagerstown, MD
Latitude
39° 37' 52.74'' N (39.631318°)
Longitude
77° 46' 21.45'' W (-77.772626°)
Elevation
172.758942m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-09 04:31 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-09 08:31 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
160°
Moving
Facing azimuth
30°
First azimuth
15°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
30°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Dark Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-
Remarks
I don’t understand the measurement for this in degrees, but the train was approximately 5 times the length of the fireball itself. The train was glowing and it was very large and close so it wasn’t like one solid shape it was kind of like this:
====o where I could see a line on each side
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Big white flash right as it was going into the horizon
