Reports Report 2769ay (Event 2769-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alexis N |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have no idea what this is, I can only assume a meteor of some nature. It was very clearly falling and burning, and my video is pretty poor quality, as I was walking out the door to go to the gym, but it was by far the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life. It looked like a giant falling star from kids picture book, nothing like I am familiar with with little meteor showers... I'm assuming it was extra amazing because we had intense fog and it was reflecting over the ocean or something lucky. Any information you have on what it could have been would be greatly appreciated. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilmington, NC |
| Latitude | 34° 8' 32.04'' N (34.142232°) |
| Longitude | 77° 52' 54.65'' W (-77.881848°) |
| Elevation | 7.404935m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-04-14 05:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-04-14 09:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80° |
| First azimuth | 80° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 90° |
| Remarks | It lit up the clouds and left a trail until the sun came up. It was a giant wash across the entire sky, long after the object dipped below the horizon. Assuming it fell into the ocean |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |