Reports Report 145d (Event 145-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tamara A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball came from the east into the west, at more of a smooth sideways stroll. Not straight down or from up in the sky. Kind of gliding in sideways, lowering slowly as it went by. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Standish, MI |
| Latitude | 43° 59' 16.74'' N (43.987982°) |
| Longitude | 83° 57' 34.47'' W (-83.959575°) |
| Elevation | 189.599747m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-05 19:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-06 00:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 245° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.86° |
| First azimuth | 3.44° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 345.8° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a very large ball, maybe darker or something going on around the rim of it. Then it hit with an explosion, but still in larger pieces. Then into what seemed to be a second eruption into smaller pieces before evaporating. It was the brightest, longest lasting and closest fireball I've ever seen. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash broke into large fragmented pieces and then a second eruption with smaller pieces still good size, before dissolving. |