I was sitting in stop and go traffic on 895N before the K Truss Bridge when I first say this event and thought is was a aircraft but when parts broke off and the color was changing from green to pink I realized it was a meteor.
Location
Address
Baltimore, MD
Latitude
39° 14' 26.66'' N (39.240738°)
Longitude
76° 36' 14.95'' W (-76.604154°)
Elevation
11.184472m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-07 14:44 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-07 18:44 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
91°
Moving
Facing azimuth
88.01°
First azimuth
83.6°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
92.01°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
parts were breaking off of the fireball as it moved across the sky
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
2 or 3 big parts were breaking off of the fireball as it moved across the sky
