Reports Report 2799a (Event 2799-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rachel G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Admittedly, the precise time might be +/- a couple of minutes of what I reported as it took a few minutes before I saw the time. When I first spotted it, It first shot for a second or less straight southward in the Western sky starting somewhere approximately in Taurus, a few degrees to the left of Aldebaran, then roughly at the top star in Orion's bow it shot up almost straight vertical for roughly 1-2 seconds before a rapidly color-changing bulbous plume as it realigned southwest-ish, then arced like the old NBC public service announcements, The More You Know, it was a very cliched-looking arcing, burned brighter and then began quickly fading, appearing to disappear from sight basically right on top of the rightmost star in Orion's Belt, Mintaka. It basically went from top of Orion's Bow to the nearest edge of his Belt. Bow to Belt So many colors. It was the most wildly variable thing I've ever seen in the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 11' 39.57'' N (34.194325°) |
| Longitude | 118° 25' 41.19'' W (-118.428108°) |
| Elevation | 222.54509m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-04-14 21:32 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-04-15 04:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 293° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 14° |
| Last azimuth | 253° |
| Last elevation | 16.75° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Pink, Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 4° |
| Remarks | Long firey train that grew glowing bulbous similar looking to the rocket launches before the reusable boosters separate, except more firey, smokier, and did not follow a regular trajectory |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple flash explosions, sometimes followed by a change of direction or a different visual appearance, such as growing a plume or tail, appearing smokey, just like a regular fireball |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |