Reports Report 2769s (Event 2769-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | If not to be mistaken for the Artemis 2 recent descent which was supposed to be 4/10/2026, then possibly the asteroid that came within 13,000 miles, or something else. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bedford, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 19' 38.54'' N (37.327373°) |
| Longitude | 79° 30' 43.2'' W (-79.512°) |
| Elevation | 299.896484m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-04-14 05:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-04-14 09:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 92° |
| First azimuth | 92° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 70° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 90s |
| Length | 70° |
| Remarks | Round white ball of white light. Crecent moonshape of light around the front edge to two tails in the back side. Reminisce t of a boomerang. Its be better if I had my phone on me, or drew a picture. (If my degree length is wrong, the double twilight was very long, and white, or whitish. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |