Reports Report 612bb (Event 612-2026)

Observer
Name Michael E
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks The speed was so consistent but so fast. It crossed the entire sky in about 10 seconds without any noise except the low htz wind noise that I heard for the first 2 seconds.
Location
Address Brown Deer, WI
Latitude 43° 10' 12.93'' N (43.170257°)
Longitude 87° 58' 5'' W (-87.968055°)
Elevation 204.80484m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-01-24 00:33 CST
UT Date & Time 2026-01-24 06:33 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 89°
Moving
Facing azimuth 265.88°
First azimuth 263.66°
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth 316.82°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange, Brown
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Low htz wind sound got my attention. Kind of like the sound of a car driving past at 40 mph, only without the car approaching sound.
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks After about 8-10 seconds of consistent travel across the sky, a brighter but smaller ball trailed behind for a full second, then a couple more followed but weren’t bright. They looked black.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -