Reports Report 3x (Event 3-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Niamh O |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Realize it is NYE but it did look quite different than any firework, and was quiet, lone, and falling at an odd angle to be a firework. It had a look much more similar to meteors I've seen, but brighter than I've typically seen. There also was some fog present so we were surprised by its brightness, but we could see the moon at moderate brightness (not full brightness but clearly visible), so it seems like it may have been even brighter than we observed. My brother was with me who spends more time observing the night sky and had astronomy apps, etc, and he also thought it seemed more like a meteor or space object than a firework. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bellevue, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 36' 33.32'' N (47.609255°) |
| Longitude | 122° 10' 44.07'' W (-122.178908°) |
| Elevation | 71.414734m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-31 18:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-01 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 231° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.41° |
| First azimuth | 345.17° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 330.23° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Got a good bit brighter at the leading point near the moments before it disappeared. It seemed to have multiple slightly brighter spots towards the end near the "front" so that seemed to be fragmentation. It did have a train but it didn't persist more than a few seconds after it passed. |