I was driving highway speeds with my windows up and initially saw a flash from my left side and turned to see the bright flash expand into many different sparking trails
Location
Address
, OH
Latitude
39° 21' 49.96'' N (39.363879°)
Longitude
84° 22' 1.28'' W (-84.367022°)
Elevation
270.939148m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-02-11 00:05 EST
UT Date & Time
2026-02-11 05:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
289°
Moving
Facing azimuth
85.96°
First azimuth
67.36°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
71.51°
Last elevation
48°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Initial bright flash center followed by multiple forward expanding bright trails
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
From the center blast, there were many streaking spark trails moving away but forward of the center blast