Reports Report 5968z (Event 5968-2025)

Observer
Name Chris M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It didn't come down from the sky so to speak. It more like just appeared there. Then, not slowly and not quickly but noticeably moved down maybe 80ft then started to do like a half circle then curved back down again. Not huge but big enough to see. I was standing at the edge of a lake and I witnessed this maybe a half mile to a mile off. Maybe 1200 feet of the ground. Lasted maybe 4 seconds with no noise and disappeared as sudden as it appeared.
Location
Address Raleigh, NC
Latitude 35° 45' 12.45'' N (35.753458°)
Longitude 78° 42' 47.19'' W (-78.713107°)
Elevation 119.167328m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-09-18 05:35 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-09-18 09:35 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 207°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation -
Last azimuth -
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -