Reports Report 2688b (Event 2688-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Grace B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was laying on my son's bed looking out the window when it appeared and my immediate thought was it was some sort of crashing aircraft that was on fire but of course my second thought was that it was likely a giant meteor. It was larger than any star or planet but much smaller than the moon. It was moving fast and I only saw it from the top of the window moving from 12:00 to 6:00 and then disappeared behind the treeline/my neighbor's house. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Roanoke, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 15' 49.33'' N (37.263703°) |
| Longitude | 79° 57' 50.17'' W (-79.963936°) |
| Elevation | 308.806549m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-04-10 21:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-04-11 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 97.78° |
| First azimuth | 81.79° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 100.18° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |