Reports Report 1337a (Event 1337-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nick J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boulder, CO |
| Latitude | 40° 0' 20.2'' N (40.005611°) |
| Longitude | 105° 14' 55.28'' W (-105.24869°) |
| Elevation | 1613.716187m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-28 02:46 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-28 09:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 185° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 185° |
| First azimuth | 185° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 182° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Whooshing |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A boom/pop when it exploded |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Brighter colors didn’t last as long, but the later red colors trailed heavy |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It came in white, blue, purple (total 1-2 seconds and 7-10 degrees), then popped/flashed and split into 1-2 yellow orange fireballs (1-2 seconds and 10-12 degrees) that exploded again into 6-8 total red smaller balls (2-4 sec and 5-10 Idegrees). |