Reports Report 1563cm (Event 1563-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was much faster than any drone I’ve seen, no way a helicopter, very very very fast, too big to be a laser pointer, what was that?! Also, 40 seconds later and it would have hit a southwest commercial airline plane, and the next few planes coming in were obviously freaked out, they immediately flew much higher, and then air traffic stopped. It’s southwest night, where did the airplanes go just now? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alexandria, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 47' 31.97'' N (38.792214°) |
| Longitude | 77° 8' 29.84'' W (-77.141623°) |
| Elevation | 62.261192m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-08 21:41 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-09 01:41 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 315° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 300° |
| First azimuth | 30° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 310° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue and VERY fast |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |