It was much faster than anything man made, as well as being thicker and shorter than what you normally see in the sky with comets. It was incredibly bright and it moved in a very slight arc that started horizontally and gradually tilting downward before it faded away. It looked like the shape of when you clip a fingernail off. Almost like the sky ripped a tear before quickly patching itself up
Location
Address
Columbus, OH
Latitude
40° 3' 33.38'' N (40.059272°)
Longitude
82° 52' 59.1'' W (-82.883083°)
Elevation
259.80603m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-08 06:45 EST
UT Date & Time
2026-01-08 11:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
94°
Moving
Facing azimuth
275.71°
First azimuth
282.99°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
316.25°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
The trail quickly glittered off but the train itself was small, the brightest part disappeared then the trail followed and faded out
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It glowed a bright white light in the sky, for about a second before slightly fading along with the entirety of the shooting star
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like glittery that was trailing behind it, still a pure bright white that I think slightly faded into a yellow color before going out completely
