Fireball report

Reports Report 4587l (Event 4587-2026)

Observer
Name	Jonas Y
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	While I'm not an expert and have no telescope, I watch the nights sky almost every single night. I wish I had a telescope or something that could capture at least a short video of these pulsating objects. I've always assumed that the ones that flash multiple times were satellites that are rotating as they are moving and that if there are flat surfaces on the satellites, that they are reflecting light back at me as they rotate causing the flashing effect. But, this was at least 4 times the size as the ones I usually see and at least 75% brighter, only flashing once. It was definitely the most amazing object I've seen in the sky to date! You needed no telescope to see this.

Location
Address	Glen Burnie, MD
Latitude	39° 8' 51.01'' N (39.147504°)
Longitude	76° 35' 36.59'' W (-76.593498°)
Elevation	14.186m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2026-06-20 22:53 EDT
UT Date & Time	2026-06-21 02:53 UT
Duration	<1s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	179°

Moving
Facing azimuth	321.69°
First azimuth	319.48°
First elevation	90°
Last azimuth	326.41°
Last elevation	90°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-27
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	This was like a camera flash and I've seen these before but this actually lit the sky up which I've never seen these things do. Also, this was just one super bright flash. Usually they flash multiple times, like a pulse indicating the direction. This is the first time ever that I've seen a flash that lit up the sky and didn't flash multiple times. I look at the nights sky a lot, looking for satellites moving across the sky and I'm always looking for flashes but like I said, I have never seen one flash once and never one that was this big and this bright. I don't have a telescope. I just watch with my bare eyes. I hope this helps and I hope this helps me somehow understand what I'm seeing.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

This was like a camera flash and I've seen these before but this actually lit the sky up which I've never seen these things do. Also, this was just one super bright flash. Usually they flash multiple times, like a pulse indicating the direction. This is the first time ever that I've seen a flash that lit up the sky and didn't flash multiple times. I look at the nights sky a lot, looking for satellites moving across the sky and I'm always looking for flashes but like I said, I have never seen one flash once and never one that was this big and this bright. I don't have a telescope. I just watch with my bare eyes. I hope this helps and I hope this helps me somehow understand what I'm seeing.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-