| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anne-Lina R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It felt like it happened just 100 metres away from us and in 30 metres hight |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mechernich, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE) |
| Latitude | 50° 32' 38.9'' N (50.544138°) |
| Longitude | 6° 39' 38.95'' E (6.660819°) |
| Elevation | 390.077179m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-08 18:45 CET |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-08 17:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 215.88° |
| First azimuth | 253.75° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 206.28° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Purple, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright explosion like flash in the very beginning |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | In the beginning fragmentation, light blue/ white, bigger, then it just flew by (richjt to left), getting smaller, more orange, more like a fireball before expiring |