American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3168bf (Event 3168-2026)

Observer
Name Christopher J
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks N/A
Location
Address Hockinson, WA
Latitude 45° 45' 32.47'' N (45.759019°)
Longitude 122° 27' 7.6'' W (-122.452112°)
Elevation 173.958817m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-04-29 00:12 PDT
UT Date & Time 2026-04-29 07:12 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 230°
Moving
Facing azimuth 310°
First azimuth 335°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 310°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Red, Brown
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 8°
Remarks Glowing red trail seemed to extend 20% beyond the detonation sphere. Sphere seemed to have 10+ glowing particles or chunks, fading slower than center of sphere.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks White flash drew my attention (filled the north-half of the sky, near-full moon filled soutg-half)
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -