Reports Report 1467bbp (Event 1467-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | A H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | To be honest, I am not sure if it was indeed a fireball or rather something like a burning drone that crashed (that was the first thought in my head) but I wanted to report it anyway. When I saw the ball, my mind immediately jumped to something more practical like a drone crashing because I'd never thought about meteors before and had always assumed they were incredibly rare. I noted it down in my notes app on my phone with the time and the location so I could check the news later about a drone accident or something. Only half an hour later did I think it might be more like a meteor (or whatever the term is). Note at the end: while finishing up I googled some more, and just now, 19.59 local time, I ound that people had been talking about this on Reddit on the page r/Netherlands, the time checks out (they said 18.53, I think it was either that or 18.54 because I biked for one more minute and then took out my phone to start writing the note to myself. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (NL) |
| Latitude | 52° 21' 30.66'' N (52.358518°) |
| Longitude | 4° 56' 26.78'' E (4.940773°) |
| Elevation | 1.548684m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-08 18:54 CET |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-08 17:54 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 247° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 172.04° |
| First azimuth | 149.67° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 149.84° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like something was burning and falling from the sky, but it wasn't dropping at an angle at which I think an object would drop normally. It looked orangey-yellow, like something burning, from right to left, and it had a tail/trail but the tail was only visible very briefly. The tail was more whitish, not coloured. It just looked like a burning object was falling, it didn't even look that far away. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |