| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jada L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I don’t know if it’s a fireball, but it was very bright colors, changed colors as it shot down, had a trail like a shooting star and then kind of just flashed out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marshall, IN |
| Latitude | 39° 49' 4.66'' N (39.817962°) |
| Longitude | 87° 11' 15.66'' W (-87.187682°) |
| Elevation | 222.309738m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-05-18 01:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-05-18 05:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 151° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 323.14° |
| First azimuth | 316.44° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 337.33° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Blue, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | It looked like a shooting star, but a bit faster and the colors were brighter than I’ve seen |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |