It was unusual enough for me to tell several people about it after and wonder if there were similar reports on X etc
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 44' 10.23'' N (51.736176°)
Longitude
0° 29' 18.11'' W (0.488364°)
Elevation
38.872562m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-06 20:33 BST
UT Date & Time
2025-09-06 19:33 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
192°
Moving
Facing azimuth
60.1°
First azimuth
62.81°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
62.87°
Last elevation
3°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Approx 40 seconds afterwards I heard a distant boom sound which then reverberated off the high walls of HMP Chelmsford behind me. I assumed this sound was associated with what I had seen. I know exactly when I heard the sound because I was mid way through leaving a voicenote for me brother in law who works in the Space industry asking him what I could have just seen
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was as if the bright thing that was hurtling through the sky exploded just before it disappeared out of view behind my neighbours house
