About 50 minutes after this event there was another event as I was driving back facing east. Never seen 2 happen so close together (I maybe see 2-3 a year) Timestamp on video is a little off with daylight savings. It was between 8 to 8:12 pm when this first event happened.
Location
Address
Maiden, NC
Latitude
35° 28' 56.02'' N (35.482227°)
Longitude
81° 0' 49.65'' W (-81.013791°)
Elevation
239.517761m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-12 20:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-03-13 00:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
158°
Moving
Facing azimuth
3.32°
First azimuth
348.64°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
14.14°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
It was glowing with small trail of light coming off of it as it disappeared
