We were amazed by what we saw! We believe after research we witnessed a fireball. There was no flame break up on the tail. It looked like bright white ball with a tall as liquid white bright ink. There was even time for a third person in our party to get a chance to look up before it disappeared.
Location
Address
Lake Leelanau, MI
Latitude
44° 56' 29.14'' N (44.941428°)
Longitude
85° 43' 16.96'' W (-85.721377°)
Elevation
180.877319m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-07-05 01:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-07-05 05:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
97°
Moving
Facing azimuth
280°
First azimuth
265°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
320°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The front ball portion flashed and then it was gone.
