Reports Report 1363a (Event 1363-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dennis D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | 24 yrs military retiree, trained observer and past Mufon certified investigator. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alto Boquete, Provincia de Chiriquà (PA) |
| Latitude | 8° 41' 23.87'' N (8.689964°) |
| Longitude | 82° 27' 19.53'' W (-82.455425°) |
| Elevation | 778.836914m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-28 18:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-28 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 1.27° |
| First azimuth | 18.68° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 347.3° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked similar to when the space shuttle burned up over Texas, except it was going much, much faster--fast as a meteor (Not orbital velocity of 17,000 miles an hour). The meteor was very bright, but it was still daylight out and it fragmented into multiple pieces before it all burned up right over Volcan Baru from our point of view. We both saw it . |