Reports Report 1828go (Event 1828-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Teresa S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was scary, as my first thought was it's a missle attack (considering all the unrest in the world currently) I would love to stay in the loop if you learn more about this event. The quick research I was doing, has me thinking it may have been one of the more rare observations of a bolide. I was driving in my car with the radio playing ,so I did not hear any sounds. But it was a definitely a brilliant flash of light like an explosion. It is a bright sunny morning and the brilliance was so intense, even then it was easy to see in the morning light. I did my best with the location I was in while driving and with the angle projections. I hope it was helpful.. so cool to be a part of this research. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Manheim, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 10' 51.85'' N (40.181069°) |
| Longitude | 76° 20' 7.67'' W (-76.335465°) |
| Elevation | 137.978653m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-17 09:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-17 13:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 292.83° |
| First azimuth | 337.85° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 248.12° |
| Last elevation | 44° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a missile explosion. a bright hot, orange yellow flash and streak of light, then gone! Amazing and slightly terrifying! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |