Reports Report 3922a (Event 3922-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matt B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I am an airline pilot and have over 26 years of aviation experience, seen a lot of meteors over the years, but never heard one before. I hav heard sonic booms and this sound was very similar except for the corresponding blue flash. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Peyton, CO |
| Latitude | 38° 58' 37.86'' N (38.977184°) |
| Longitude | 104° 36' 11.42'' W (-104.603171°) |
| Elevation | 2168.401611m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-05-30 20:41 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-05-31 02:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 138° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 106.4° |
| First azimuth | 99.54° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 100° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw a bright whitish blue flash then few seconds later a sonic boom like sound that you could feel through your chest |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | We ran out the south facing door immediately after the boom and from that location as we looked south-south-east, you could see a very slight streak in the nearly dark sky. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | While standing by the window with my back turned away from the flash I saw a bright blue white flash reflect off the side of the neighbors house. My kids saw the same flash from the north facing sliding door. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |