I already saw some posts about this meteor event in local Facebook communities. You might find some posts or videos about the meteor if you search in Facebook communities like "Siegburg" or "Lohmar"
Location
Address
Lohmar, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
Latitude
50° 51' 30.36'' N (50.858432°)
Longitude
7° 13' 29.77'' E (7.224935°)
Elevation
98.832184m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-08 18:56 CET
UT Date & Time
2026-03-08 17:56 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
135°
First azimuth
135°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
135°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
flashing/flickering white, yellow and orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
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Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
40°
Remarks
Long train of light grey smoke that disappeared slowly. By the way: I don't really understand the question how long the train was
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash was so bright that I noticed it through my living room window out of the corner of my eye
