Reports Report 261a (Event 261-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | SJ C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving and at the crest of a hill on a bright and busy street facing the city center. The light was too high in the sky to have come from any city lights, as it was above the hills on the other side of the Willamette River. The light shot straight down. Its approximate degree was around NW 313° true heading, 299° magnetic heading according to the NOAA compass I'm using (but no idea how best to get/if I'm getting an accurate reading). It was mostly bight/neon green. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 30' 43.61'' N (45.512113°) |
| Longitude | 122° 38' 18.28'' W (-122.638411°) |
| Elevation | 50.290791m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-09 20:59 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-10 04:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 177° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.37° |
| First azimuth | 270.26° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 270.44° |
| Last elevation | 44° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 6° |
| Remarks | It was all predominantly green and light, bright green all around but had a flash of red engulfed in white (which was surrounded by the bright/neon/chartreuse green). The whole thing was about the thickness of the point of a takeout chopstick and the length of my thumb, all held out at an arm's length away. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |