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. |