American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1563gx (Event 1563-2026)

Observer
Name Nubia M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I am searching everywhere to see if anyone captured what I saw. My son was with us. It was six of us total and it looked like a missile very close to the atmosphere. We’ve seen plenty of meteor showers in our lifetime. Nothing like this so I am very curious about any sightings that people saw.
Location
Address Washington, DC
Latitude 38° 53' 27.3'' N (38.890916°)
Longitude 77° 0' 43.03'' W (-77.011952°)
Elevation 4.479899m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-03-08 21:53 EDT
UT Date & Time 2026-03-09 01:53 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 238°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 308.53°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 304.21°
Last elevation 32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Blue, Green, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 10°
Remarks Glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -