Trace of light in the night sky over Zweibrücken

Following the crash of two Starlink satellites, one of which could be seen over parts of Germany, the suspected release of fuel from a rocket stage and another crash of parts of a SpaceX rocket, both of which were also observed over parts of Germany, there seems to be a noticeable increase in sightings of satellites and rocket stages burning up recently.

The following four recordings are from the Allsky camera of a member of the observatory in Schönenberg-Kübelberg. They show a trail of light moving from the south (top left) via the west (bottom left) to the north-northwest (bottom). The bright, cloud-like tail surrounding them is striking. Clouds can also be seen at the top right, moving away from the tracer. The total duration of the flyover was about three minutes.

Below is a slowed-down animation over several exposure cycles. Noticeable is a brighter satellite that can be seen shortly before the actual event on almost the same apparent orbit.

The following animation suggests that it could be a rocket stage with possibly escaping fuel. It was created with a Allsky camera of the observatory, which is a member of the Allsky network is. On the left, the movement of the tracer cloud from top to bottom can be faintly seen. The clouds in the atmosphere, on the other hand, move from left to right.