Reports Report 442ao (Event 442-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Austin S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was crazy bright, the people I was with had to of thought I was crazy because they weren’t facing it. It looked super close too, I thought maybe it was a firework but this thing was like nothing I’ve ever seen. Looked like it was coming down. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rocklin, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 48' 45.96'' N (38.812766°) |
| Longitude | 121° 16' 26.43'' W (-121.274008°) |
| Elevation | 45.997871m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-17 21:55 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-18 05:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 220° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 330° |
| First azimuth | 330° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 330° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Purple, Blue, Light Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |