American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4202bi (Event 4202-2026)

Observer
Name William M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks The object did not look like a normal meteor strike. It did look like a reentry of some kind of satellite but could not tell for sure. The size of it was some big and slower speed, it focused my eyes immediately. From my view looking West Northwest from Reno it was headed over Lake Tahoe.
Location
Address Reno, NV
Latitude 39° 28' 32.5'' N (39.475694°)
Longitude 119° 50' 7.3'' W (-119.835362°)
Elevation 1510.512085m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-06-10 01:17 PDT
UT Date & Time 2026-06-10 08:17 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 345°
Moving
Facing azimuth 210°
First azimuth 235°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 210°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Trailing debris tracking tail.