Tall building at the end of the video is "FZJ Guesthouse" (Münchener Str. 4, 52428 Jülich). Object became visible about half way between the Guesthouse and the right white building visible at the lower part of the video. Smoke trail might not be visible in the video without some enhancement
Location
Address
Jülich, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
Latitude
50° 55' 44.72'' N (50.929088°)
Longitude
6° 22' 14.51'' E (6.370696°)
Elevation
93.079659m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-08 18:55 CET
UT Date & Time
2026-03-08 17:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
268°
Moving
Facing azimuth
200.64°
First azimuth
222.93°
First elevation
28°
Last azimuth
161.6°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
60°
Remarks
Strongly visible Smoke cloud near the area where the object was brightest before it separated into some smaller parts which disappeared like a second later. Smoke cloud was light up by the sun that just disappeared behind the horizon. Very feint smoke trail visible from the start of the point where we first saw the object up to the bigger smoke cloud. Maybe like 40-50° away from the cloud
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Overall the object was quite small but very bright maybe the size of an aircraft. Around the area where the smoke cloud was visible for some minutes object was brightest and seemed to stretch out in the direction of travel a bit. Before it disappeared it seemed to split in 3-4 smaller parts
