Reports Report 1708b (Event 1708-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laura W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was out walking my dog in the neighborhood. It looked very close by, so my first thought was maybe it was a firework or piece of a rocket, it just didn’t move fast enough for me to think it was a meteor but then when I looked it up online after I got home I noticed others had seen something in the same area as me. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Raleigh, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 45' 3.16'' N (35.750879°) |
| Longitude | 78° 43' 31.93'' W (-78.725536°) |
| Elevation | 140.770157m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-12 20:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-13 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 236° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 311.03° |
| First azimuth | 357.3° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 326.85° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A short “eeeeee” sound |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The “eeeeee” was delayed from the time I first saw the fireball and lasted about 2 seconds |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |