Reports Report 1708an (Event 1708-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was very excited when I saw the object. I live in a very rural area without any neighbors or other artificial lights to interfere with a clear sky. My wife and I are just getting in our hot tub, located outside when we both saw it. I was able to look back at a text message I made just before going out to the tub. So I am pretty certain of the time(within 2 minutes). It was very noticeable and in both our direction of site as we had just sit down in our tub and looking at the sky. After it disappeared we both started Google searches about shooting stars and what they really were. This was certainly 1 of the most obvious signs of a meteor/shooting star,etc. We have encountered. Thanks for allowing us to share what we saw and we hope it was helpful. Chris |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sanford, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 29' 51.87'' N (35.497742°) |
| Longitude | 79° 22' 32.86'' W (-79.375794°) |
| Elevation | 98.088806m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-12 20:51 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-13 00:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 227° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 10.11° |
| First azimuth | 21.01° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 344.86° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | A glowing bright train that quickly disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The head of the object appeared to continuely brighten as it traveled and then finally go unseen. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The head of the object seemed to release a few(less than 4) areas that glowed brightly in close proximity but outside of the train for a very short distance. |