Reports Report 5248b (Event 5248-2026)

Observer
Name dana t
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was looking in that same area of the sky at 5:15 am EDT and then I looked away when I looked back I saw the object. It was not a plane, there were now blinking lights and the sky was dark but the contrails were very bright as you can see in the video. Oddly, when I saw it the contrails only appeared a short distance behind the object and as the object continued it appeared the contrails were longer and longer. With that in mind I am not sure if it was coming toward my location directly and suddenly turned exposing the contrails or if it suddenly appeared somehow masked from view. The former does not seem possible because as bright as it was it was not visible in that part of the sky just moments earlier. I am at a loss and of course it is entirely possible I just missed it when I first looked in that direction. It was very bright. in the video I panned up to the moon to show how bright it was in comparison to the moon. Thanks
Location
Address Comer, GA
Latitude 34° 7' 24.72'' N (34.123534°)
Longitude 83° 10' 59.35'' W (-83.183152°)
Elevation 222.883m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-07-09 05:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2026-07-09 09:15 UT
Duration >60s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 273°
Moving
Facing azimuth 135°
First azimuth 137.96°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 46.81°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 99.99°
Remarks IT was a v shape contrail and it followed a half mile behind as the object went by
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -