Reports Report 3568b (Event 3568-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeremy B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. Nothing this brightc or what seemed this close and nothing that lasted for this long. First in my 46 years on earth. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Harcourt, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 44° 59' 46.44'' N (44.996232°) |
| Longitude | 77° 57' 47.96'' W (-77.963321°) |
| Elevation | 350m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-05-16 23:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-05-17 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 271° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 72.22° |
| First azimuth | 114.49° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 7.47° |
| Last elevation | 79° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It went for a long time, first time in my life seeing this and I live in the country and see shooting stars all of the time. It started fragmenting after about 4 or 5 seconds, fragments looked blue , the light itself was as bright as a led light , bright white. |