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Events in 2023 2719-2023 KML

We received 20 reports about a fireball seen over MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA and VT on Wednesday, May 24th 2023 around 03:59 UT.


For this event, we received one video and one photo.

The trajectory displayed on the map and the KML file has been automatically computed based on all the witness reports and may not be the most optimized.

20  Witness Reports

This was not a fireball, but seems to be a rocket launch of undetermined origin,

Legend


Direction from which the phenomenom entered the field of vision of the witness.
Direction from which the phenomenom left the field of vision of the witness.
Trajectory.
The witness saw the phenomenon travelling from right to left.
The witness saw the phenomenon travelling from left to right.
The witness didn't provide enough information about the direction of the phenomenon.
The witness heard a sound at same moment of viewing phenomenon (concurrent sound).
The witness heard a delayed sound, after initial view of phenomenon (delayed sound).

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1 Video

Credit: Angela Bonner

1 Photo

Credit: Narayan N.
IDUT Date & Time Local Date & TimeLocationDur.Magn.D. SoundC. SoundFrag.ObserverExp. Org.
a 2023-05-24 03:57 UT2023-05-23 23:57 EDT Pottstown PA ≈7.5s-4--?Lee W3 AMS
b 2023-05-24 03:57 UT2023-05-23 23:57 EDT Newville PA ≈7.5s-9---Jason K2 AMS
c 2023-05-24 03:57 UT2023-05-23 23:57 EDT Forest Hill MD ≈3.5s-4---Greg P3 AMS
d 2023-05-24 04:00 UT2023-05-24 00:00 EDT Westminster MD ≈20s-13--?Haleigh B3 AMS
e 2023-05-24 04:00 UT2023-05-24 00:00 EDT Silver Spring MD ≈7.5s-12---Makenna M2 AMS
f 2023-05-24 04:01 UT2023-05-24 00:01 EDT Fallston MD ≈7.5s-16---Michelle N1 AMS
g 2023-05-24 03:54 UT2023-05-23 23:54 EDT Eldersburg MD ≈20s-5---Daniel S1 AMS
h 2023-05-24 03:55 UT2023-05-23 23:55 EDT Shoemakersville PA ≈20s-4---Denise L3 AMS
i 2023-05-24 03:56 UT2023-05-23 23:56 EDT Middletown MD ≈7.5s-6---Narayan N4 AMS
k 2023-05-24 03:56 UT2023-05-23 23:56 EDT Oxford PA ≈20s-11---Angela B1 AMS
l 2023-05-24 04:01 UT2023-05-24 00:01 EDT Felton PA ≈3.5s-10--?Andrew H3 AMS
m 2023-05-24 03:57 UT2023-05-23 23:57 EDT Voorhees Township NJ ≈20s-4--?Kevin M3 AMS
n 2023-05-24 03:57 UT2023-05-23 23:57 EDT Eldersburg MD ≈45s-22---Angela H1 AMS
o 2023-05-24 04:30 UT2023-05-24 00:30 EDT Silver Bay NY ≈45s-10--?Nicholas M3 AMS
p 2023-05-24 03:57 UT2023-05-23 23:57 EDT Culpeper VA ≈20s-7--September W4 AMS
q 2023-05-24 03:59 UT2023-05-23 23:59 EDT Douglassville PA ≈3.5s-22---Melissa F2 AMS
r 2023-05-24 03:57 UT2023-05-23 23:57 EDT Charlottesville VA ≈7.5s-11--John L3 AMS
s 2023-05-24 03:57 UT2023-05-23 23:57 EDT Doylestown PA ≈7.5s-7???ed K2 IMO
t 2023-05-24 03:56 UT2023-05-23 23:56 EDT Marriottsville MD ≈7.5s-9---Max G1 AMS
u 2023-05-24 04:00 UT2023-05-24 00:00 EDT Orange VT ≈7.5s-12--?Jen D1 IMO