Reports Report 4202au (Event 4202-2026)

Observer
Name Kerry H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I have NEVER seen anything like it! Definitely NOT a shooting star. It was a huge round fireball with a really long tail which also seemed to be on fire. AMAZING!!!! AND not too high up either. Went straight across the sky. BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Location
Address Clovis, CA
Latitude 36° 49' 49.58'' N (36.830438°)
Longitude 119° 42' 0.9'' W (-119.700249°)
Elevation 110.566925m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-06-10 01:35 PDT
UT Date & Time 2026-06-10 08:35 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270.87°
First azimuth 335.82°
First elevation
Last azimuth 213.89°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 30°
Remarks The train was like a fire streak. It was really long. And it stayed the same the whole way I seen it. Going straight across the sky towards LA. Not too far above the horizon, definitely not up as high as the stars.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -