Reports Report 3962bg (Event 3962-2026)

Observer
Name Jeff H
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I have seen lots of small meteorites while sailing at night in the middle of the Great Lakes but I have never seen anything like this. So large and beautiful
Location
Address Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Latitude 42° 24' 45.32'' N (42.41259°)
Longitude 82° 54' 35.65'' W (-82.909904°)
Elevation 177.363113m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-06-01 22:41 EDT
UT Date & Time 2026-06-02 02:41 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 99°
Moving
Facing azimuth 305.01°
First azimuth 268.52°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 317.11°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Glowing train had a sparkle to it Like a sparkler
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks A stream of bright colors yellow green blue that had a fireball on a train with 2 smaller ones following seemed to sparkle
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Looked like dragging a sparkler through a slow motion video large ball with smaller broken chunks following