Beautiful fireball, large and with a large fragmentation at the end. From Toledo towards the Lansing Michigan direction.
Location
Address
Toledo, OH
Latitude
41° 35' 55.87'' N (41.598854°)
Longitude
83° 41' 28.16'' W (-83.691156°)
Elevation
190.447693m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-10 21:41 EST
UT Date & Time
2026-01-11 02:41 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
206°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
323°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
319°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Dark Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
8°
Remarks
Green trail, brightened to a large fireball, quickly broke apart and went dark
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
went to a bright thick white fireball with a green tail. At the brightest moment, the fireball fragmented and faded immediately.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A steep quick 4 second flash growing to a large bright yellow fireball that upon hitting the largest point fragmented and immediately went dark, The fireball was about 20% the size of the moon in the sky.
