Reports Report 1918d (Event 1918-2026)

Observer
Name Michael S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I am going to submit one more photo i took about 30 seconds later. The reason... whatever it was stopped and went straight up into space. You can see it faintly in the second image
Photo
Location
Address Prince Frederick, MD
Latitude 38° 31' 35'' N (38.526388°)
Longitude 76° 33' 5.41'' W (-76.551502°)
Elevation 25.563299m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-03-19 20:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2026-03-20 00:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 283°
Moving
Facing azimuth 132.16°
First azimuth 153.23°
First elevation 41°
Last azimuth 116.02°
Last elevation 52°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 60s
Length 15°
Remarks Glowing, blue
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -