Was incredibly fascinating, checked twitter immediately to see if anyone else saw it and I saw an account from Michigan and an account from Illinois stating they just saw a “shooting star” but nothing mentioning the white circular explosion I witnessed. Mesmerizing experience.
Location
Address
Mequon, WI
Latitude
43° 13' 24.08'' N (43.223356°)
Longitude
87° 54' 15.77'' W (-87.90438°)
Elevation
208.886414m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-10 21:32 CDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-11 02:32 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
239°
Moving
Facing azimuth
48.88°
First azimuth
97.28°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
25.91°
Last elevation
46°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Blue, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Black line of a smoke trail that was highlighted in the moonlight, emitting from the circular explosion
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright white circular explosion with a blueish orangish hue
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the white circular explosion quickly evaporated, a black small object was heading in the trajectory toward Port Washington/ Lake Michigan. Unfortunately didn’t hear or see a splash
