I am not sure about the exact time. the sun I believe was down, but the sky not dark yet. I immediately checked online if I found something, but at first there was nothing reported
Location
Address
Schöneck, Hessen (DE)
Latitude
50° 12' 2.69'' N (50.200747°)
Longitude
8° 51' 17.79'' E (8.854943°)
Elevation
135.66394m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-08 18:15 CET
UT Date & Time
2026-03-08 17:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
315.17°
First azimuth
312.81°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
20.69°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
at first very bright, then seemingly exploded at least part of it and parts fell to the ground more looking like fire
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
20s
Length
5°
Remarks
I think after the explosion and parts falling to the ground, it was as iff the way it had come before was still bright in the sky like a tale for a while until it vanished. Not sure about the seconds
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
so it was flying and then an explosion- like an extremely bright aircraft being shot, still continuing flying if I remember and for sure fragments going down
