Reports Report 927b (Event 927-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jon S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Was traveling westbound down US-30 in Iowa when I saw this right ahead of me in the sky above the road. I thought it was crazy and I heard there was a meteor shower tonight but when I looked it up, it was in the southern hemisphere. So I was confused what I saw, and then I came across a picture of a fireball and it matched perfectly both visually and temporally. I am a meteorology student, and I don’t do astronomy stuff very often, but this certainly caught my eye. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nevada, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 0' 31.63'' N (42.008785°) |
| Longitude | 93° 29' 1.68'' W (-93.4838°) |
| Elevation | 300.044159m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-09 01:09 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-09 07:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 81° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 288.44° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 276.71° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |