Fireball report

Reports Report 4202ax (Event 4202-2026)

Observer
Name	James B
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	Just seemed very close, like not completely burning up in atmosphere, lots of color, large piece in front had some red, lots of orange in trail and white too but mostly orange. Several smaller pieces following, all pieces aside from mentioned colors at tip and trail were distinct white pieces

Location
Address	San Jose, CA
Latitude	37° 18' 27.12'' N (37.307534°)
Longitude	122° 0' 23.99'' W (-122.006663°)
Elevation	67.598953m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2026-06-10 01:30 PDT
UT Date & Time	2026-06-10 08:30 UT
Duration	≈20s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	122°

Moving
Facing azimuth	-
First azimuth	32.21°
First elevation	-
Last azimuth	120°
Last elevation	33°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-13
Color	Orange, Red, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Front piece large, in sky about 3/8 inch, reddish at tip, then long trail of orange, several smaller pieces were following, all pieces very whir also in trail of orange, was white steak and visible smoke. Trail in sky was around 9 inches, everything seemed very close, low, heading downward at 45 degree angle. Lots of color and very long, first thought it was a plane, on fire and crashing, so quite large with orange trail and smoke. Thought for Sue I would hear impact uno a house or ground. I’ve seen lots of shooting stars, tiny white specks, all white tail and about 2 inches in sky, seeming very high up

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

Front piece large, in sky about 3/8 inch, reddish at tip, then long trail of orange, several smaller pieces were following, all pieces very whir also in trail of orange, was white steak and visible smoke. Trail in sky was around 9 inches, everything seemed very close, low, heading downward at 45 degree angle. Lots of color and very long, first thought it was a plane, on fire and crashing, so quite large with orange trail and smoke. Thought for Sue I would hear impact uno a house or ground. I’ve seen lots of shooting stars, tiny white specks, all white tail and about 2 inches in sky, seeming very high up