Reports Report 1918a (Event 1918-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephanie S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I live near BWI and am extremely familiar with seeing aircraft. I’ve never seen a ball of fire appear from the middle of the sky and head straight towards me and fizzle out in a trail of smoke. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Catonsville, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 16' 25.22'' N (39.273672°) |
| Longitude | 76° 42' 53.14'' W (-76.714762°) |
| Elevation | 123.288506m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-19 20:13 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-20 00:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 147.76° |
| First azimuth | 149.36° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 133.79° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 90s |
| Length | 9° |
| Remarks | As the fireball was dimming, it was leaving behind a white smoky trail behind it, and when I couldn’t see the fireball anymore, I still saw what looked like a trail of smoke extending to the left. It curved to the left, the whole thing started coming straight towards my direction straight on, but trailed off in a smoky line that curved to the left (only have video of the smoke trail and how long it lasted) |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |