Reports Report 7810c (Event 7810-2025)

Observer
Name Elle M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Washington, DC
Latitude 38° 53' 23.5'' N (38.889862°)
Longitude 77° 1' 19.77'' W (-77.022157°)
Elevation 4.104275m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-11-04 17:55 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-11-04 22:55 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 282°
Moving
Facing azimuth 346.76°
First azimuth 16.19°
First elevation 58°
Last azimuth 346.78°
Last elevation 43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw it first very rapidly moving across the sky, then it looked like an explosion that created a still bright but more diffuse light source (probably 20x the size of the original bright flash traveling across the sky; it looked like some parts of the diffuse cloud of light were brighter than others with a dip in brightness in the center-bottom area - could be fragmentation post explosion?). The diffuse cloud then swirled for a while (~20-30 seconds) and sunk down below the building in front of me so I couldn't see it in the sky anymore and track how long it lasted
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -