Reports Report 2359a (Event 2359-2026)

Observer
Name Sarah J
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks The moon was super bright that night, and high in the sky, and I could still see the fireball so clearly!
Location
Address , UT
Latitude 38° 39' 57.99'' N (38.666109°)
Longitude 110° 41' 31.33'' W (-110.692037°)
Elevation 1680.580811m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-03-28 20:43 MDT
UT Date & Time 2026-03-29 02:43 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 88°
Moving
Facing azimuth 280°
First azimuth 275°
First elevation 73°
Last azimuth 290°
Last elevation 68°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It flashed bright orange in the middle of its arc, and then broke off into about 4-6 little fiery red pieces at the end.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It started as a bright basic shooting star, then flashed brightly orange before breaking up into 4-6 red quickly dropping pieces and then disappeared.