Reports Report 5215c (Event 5215-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Samantha S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was bright, I’ve seen plenty of shooting stars, I work over night doing security and I’ve never seen something so bright , I scared me I thought it was a bomb, I just never seen nothing like it. I was driving and seen it suddenly I definitely caught it at the end. It just disappeared but the colors were bright . Brighter than the moon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Citrus Heights, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 40' 47.44'' N (38.679844°) |
| Longitude | 121° 19' 9.79'' W (-121.319386°) |
| Elevation | 39.673386m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-07-08 02:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-07-08 09:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 98° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 234.77° |
| First azimuth | 236.15° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 284.37° |
| Last elevation | 53° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Blue, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |