Reports Report 1393e (Event 1393-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lindsey R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Was driving on the freeway so hard to estimate but looked at the right time and caught a green fireball with long tail, looked like a green shooting star falling almost straight down, tail disappeared roughly a millisecond or two after the fireball fell |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Novato, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 4' 59.97'' N (38.083324°) |
| Longitude | 122° 32' 59.9'' W (-122.549972°) |
| Elevation | 5.217105m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-02 00:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-02 08:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89.12° |
| First azimuth | 72.47° |
| First elevation | 69° |
| Last azimuth | 78.55° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Dark Green, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Green fireball with long tail, looked like a green shooting star falling almost straight down, tail disappeared roughly a millisecond or two after the fireball fell |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |