No. I was just so excited because I've never seen anything like it before so thought I would check if I needed to report it anywhere in case the data is useful. I did my best, and I hope it's accurate. It was so quick.
Location
Address
Bellenden Ker, Queensland (AU)
Latitude
17° 16' 33.98'' S (-17.276106°)
Longitude
145° 55' 15.45'' E (145.920957°)
Elevation
14.164684m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-05-19 05:40 AEST
UT Date & Time
2026-05-18 19:40 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
190°
Moving
Facing azimuth
345°
First azimuth
353°
First elevation
56°
Last azimuth
352°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
3°
Remarks
Initially red then as the light dulled I realised it was leaving a smoke trail behind it, then it was dark again. It all happened very, very quickly.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was an incredibly bright flash; I was driving along the highway and it was a though someone was highbeaming me from the sky, but it was so bright it illuminated everything very briefly.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a very bright flash and then it seemed like an explosion which I assumed was a meteor breaking apart as it came into the atmosphere, then there was a red glow dropping rapidly with a smoky trail behind it then it went dark again. This all happened in less than 3 seconds.
