The location in which I witnessed it made it incredible. Not only did the sky light up, but so did the entire Olympic mountain range along with the hood canal. I still have goosebumps.
Location
Address
Seabeck, WA
Latitude
47° 39' 7.12'' N (47.651977°)
Longitude
122° 50' 21.02'' W (-122.839171°)
Elevation
4.57916m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-29 00:20 PDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-29 07:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
333.69°
First azimuth
348.69°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
294.58°
Last elevation
6°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Blue, Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Possible sonic boom
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
Bright orange tail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Blue flash lit up sky. Then I saw fireball for roughly five seconds and watched the Orange Tale for roughly 10 seconds.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw the fireball break apart and the orange tail slowly dissipated
