Reports Report 1992as (Event 1992-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Linda W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was not yet dark in DC, and this object was large and bright. It didn't look like a nighttime meteor (the "shooting star" type) or a distant airplane or satellite. It seemed bigger and more like a ball. I was driving and observed this through my windshield. I chose the "2-5 seconds" duration option but duration was at the short end of that -- 2-3 seconds probably. I found your brightness scale difficult to use and don't feel confident about my estimate of that, especially because the sky wasn't fully dark yet. I initially wondered if it could be a remnant of someone's firework but there were no others and no noise, and angle seemed too shallow. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Washington, DC |
| Latitude | 38° 54' 39.6'' N (38.911001°) |
| Longitude | 77° 0' 32.85'' W (-77.009126°) |
| Elevation | 22.028m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-06-07 20:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-06-08 00:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 248° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180.17° |
| First azimuth | 180.56° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 131.22° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Towards the end of its path the light seemed to split and stutter perhaps twice, then went dark. It looked a little like a piece of firework coming down and burning out but wasn't that. |