Reports Report 1508bk (Event 1508-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daniel Y |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like this. I have watched meteor showers, this thing was moving at an extremely fast pace in low orbit. I assumed it had collided with something, it was a massive low flying object. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilton, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 14' 6.46'' N (41.235129°) |
| Longitude | 73° 26' 30.92'' W (-73.441922°) |
| Elevation | 152.578766m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-03-19 06:07 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-03-19 10:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 294.96° |
| First azimuth | 264.14° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 354.47° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I had paused my run and was walking up to my house when it caught my eye, it was moving at such a pace I thought it was a shooting star, but it was glowing white and looked like it was on fire. It was dropping to the horizon quickly and upon nearing the horizon the fireball seemed to burst. I glowed brighter and flickered before it disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |