Reports Report 3962fl (Event 3962-2026)

Observer
Name Kellie K
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was a big streak and fast. Long wide tail, short burst, and quick fracture into sparks. Then nothing. Felt/seemed like a fireball shooting across the sky. Came completely by surprise. Took my breath away. Couldn’t comprehend what I was seeing at first. Nothing like any shooting star I’ve seen. This was massive and fast. Don’t know how I was able to see it. It was so fast. Doesn’t seem real, but it was. Most incredible thing I’ve seen. Magical.
Location
Address Niles, MI
Latitude 41° 51' 29.82'' N (41.858283°)
Longitude 86° 18' 38.19'' W (-86.310608°)
Elevation 227.838821m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-06-01 22:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2026-06-02 02:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 265°
Moving
Facing azimuth 52°
First azimuth 70°
First elevation 68°
Last azimuth 37°
Last elevation 38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Started goldish color and as the streak grew it went bright white before bursting into golden twinkling sparks (like a sparkler), then nothing.
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was a bright white streak, then it compacted into a gold flash and fragmented into gold sparks like a sparkler. They seemed to twinkle, like when a lighter sparks and no flame appears.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was a bright white streak, then it compacted into a gold flash and fragmented into gold sparks like a sparkler. They seemed to twinkle, like when a lighter sparks and no flame appears.