Reports Report 3266n (Event 3266-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patricia D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I’ve never seen one so bright and low before, an actual fireball, only lofty meteors. I’m not familiar with gauging brightness, so that’s the least reliable of my inputs. It might have been more than 10 degrees long. I was lucky to look out the window at the right time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Minneapolis, MN |
| Latitude | 44° 51' 28.88'' N (44.858022°) |
| Longitude | 93° 18' 57.79'' W (-93.316053°) |
| Elevation | 260.401215m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-05-03 22:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-05-04 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85° |
| First azimuth | 85° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It had a long tail as bright as the core. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a very bright streak that snuffed out abruptly after shedding some bright bits. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Little bright bits were sparking off it from the bottom, like a slow sparkler but only on the bottom. It was like the meteors in Animal Crossing. |