Reports Report 640l (Event 640-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pua'a W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Similar in color and speed as the fireball reported over Hawai'i December 2, 2025. (I watched the Hawaii News Now Video of that one) This was the brighest, longest fireball in the sky I've ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wailuku, HI |
| Latitude | 20° 54' 54.55'' N (20.915154°) |
| Longitude | 156° 30' 37.48'' W (-156.51041°) |
| Elevation | 101.781715m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-25 19:50 HST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-26 05:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 96.51° |
| First azimuth | 71.33° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 175.96° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At about the 3+ second mark it broke up into 2 or 3 pieces, two of the pieces changed trajectory and curved slightly downward toward horizon in unison, while other fragment kept original trajectory. The pieces kept glowing bright and going same speed until about the 5 second mark then they all disappeared. |