This was a very quick and small meteor sighting, but I've never seen one fragment before, so it was cool. My time estimate may be off by ten minutes or so because I was observing the sky and not looking at the time.
Location
Address
Seattle, WA
Latitude
47° 37' 38.79'' N (47.627442°)
Longitude
122° 21' 5.09'' W (-122.351414°)
Elevation
55.255676m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-06-12 23:35 PDT
UT Date & Time
2026-06-13 06:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
252°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
172.41°
First elevation
10°
Last azimuth
166.88°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very very quick split second flash before fragmentation
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Straight line turned into 5 little fingers, then quickly burned out of sight
