Reports Report 5037a (Event 5037-2026)

Observer
Name Patricia F
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks I hope someone else saw it. It was phenomenal!
Location
Address North Smithfield, RI
Latitude 41° 57' 43.64'' N (41.962121°)
Longitude 71° 30' 11.04'' W (-71.503067°)
Elevation 131.024m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-07-03 20:50 EDT
UT Date & Time 2026-07-04 00:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 250°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks I did hear a single boom withen a few seconds of it disappearing behind the trees. I cannot say with certaintythat it belonged to the fireball due to fireworksgoing off intermittently for July 4th tomorrow. I did hear the bolid while in my house that traveled over Cape cod mass last month, that was loud this was more subdued and sounded like it was in the distance. I guess ive been Blessed, I was saying a prayer to my departed Mother and this fireball just raced through the sky . This is the 2nd one in the past 15 years that I've seen of this magnitude. ( Ive been watching meteor showers for 50 years, so ove seen some beautiful shooters). This one was definetly different though , it was an orange tipped fireball with a fat almost round pulsating bright yellow /white body. No distinctive tail, but it had a trailer of dust, it was a true fireball looking object. My last one reported to you from Providence , RI, withen the past 10 years, was very crisply defined and had a very long tail. 2 distinctly different objects. Im blessed to have seen this one ☄️
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -