Reports Report 3168bm (Event 3168-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Heather N |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Observed from indoors. Instant bright flash seen through window and trees. It entered view from far right side of window, thus cannot say it wasn’t visible before entering my view. Not expecting a fireball, it first registered in mind as possibly aircraft searchlights or a question of why did the brightest full moon appear out of nowhere. The flash ended and I was looking at an unmistakable fiery orange streaking fireball. From flash to end, best guess it lasted roughly 1-2 seconds. It travelled from east to west. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Roche Harbor, WA |
| Latitude | 48° 36' 9.08'' N (48.602522°) |
| Longitude | 123° 8' 7.29'' W (-123.135358°) |
| Elevation | 13.096378m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-04-29 00:13 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-04-29 07:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 262° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 319.49° |
| First azimuth | 323.84° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 314.85° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | First a lighter bright flash then orange after flash gone. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |