This was a rocket launch and not a fireball. The actual trajectory was off the coast of California. The cloudy skies over California and Nevada prevented most people from seeing it in those states therefore the trajectory appears further east than it really was.
Direction from which the phenomenom entered the field of vision of the witness.
Direction from which the phenomenom left the field of vision of the witness.
The witness saw the phenomenon travelling from right to left.
The witness saw the phenomenon travelling from left to right.
The witness didn't provide enough information about the diretion of the phenomenon.
The witness heard a sound at same moment of viewing phenomenon (concurrent sound).
The witness heard a delayed sound, after initial view of phenomenon (delayed sound).
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© River H.
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© TR R.
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© Edward C.
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© Ross D.
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© Ross D.
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© Helen C.
| ID | UT Date & Time | Local Date & Time | City | State | Dur. | Magn. | D. Sound | C. Sound | Frag. | Observer | Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2026-01-03 02:19 UT | 2026-01-02 19:19 MST | Albuquerque | NM | ≈45s | -10 | - | - | ? | Alanna B | 2 |
| b | 2026-01-03 02:00 UT | 2026-01-02 19:00 MST | Albuquerque | NM | ≈20s | -10 | - | - | - | Brittany R | 2 |
| c | 2026-01-03 02:09 UT | 2026-01-02 19:09 MST | Camp Verde | AZ | ≈45s | -13 | - | - | ? | John wayne G | 2 |
| d | 2026-01-03 02:10 UT | 2026-01-02 19:10 MST | Artesia | NM | ≈45s | 0 | - | - | - | TR R | 3 |
| e | 2026-01-03 02:15 UT | 2026-01-02 19:15 MST | Tijeras | NM | >60s | -14 | - | - | - | JENNIFER B | 3 |
| f | 2026-01-03 02:17 UT | 2026-01-02 20:17 CST | Big Spring | TX | ≈45s | -11 | - | - | - | MaCain B | 2 |
| g | 2026-01-03 02:19 UT | 2026-01-02 19:19 MST | Center | CO | >60s | -10 | - | - | ? | Ashleigh G | 1 |
| h | 2026-01-03 02:19 UT | 2026-01-02 19:19 MST | Mesa | AZ | >60s | -6 | - | - | ? | River H | 2 |
| i | 2026-01-03 02:19 UT | 2026-01-02 19:19 MST | Pagosa Springs | CO | >60s | -13 | ? | ? | - | Lindsay C | 2 |
| j | 2026-01-03 02:20 UT | 2026-01-02 19:20 MST | Tucson | AZ | ≈20s | -17 | ? | ? | ? | Warren D | 4 |
| k | 2026-01-03 02:20 UT | 2026-01-02 19:20 MST | Green Valley | AZ | >60s | -9 | - | - | - | John J | 3 |
| l | 2026-01-03 02:20 UT | 2026-01-02 19:20 MST | Tucson | AZ | ≈20s | -10 | - | - | ? | Alec X | 1 |
| m | 2026-01-03 02:25 UT | 2026-01-02 19:25 MST | Goodyear | AZ | ≈20s | 0 | - | - | - | Kevin C | 2 |
| n | 2026-01-03 02:25 UT | 2026-01-02 19:25 MST | Grants | NM | >60s | -13 | - | - | ? | Edward C | 2 |
| o | 2026-01-03 02:30 UT | 2026-01-02 19:30 MST | Las Cruces | NM | ≈45s | -13 | - | - | - | Jaime D | 1 |
| p | 2026-01-03 03:00 UT | 2026-01-02 20:00 MST | Fort Collins | CO | ≈20s | -14 | - | - | ? | Ludyana M | 1 |
| q | 2026-01-03 02:10 UT | 2026-01-02 20:10 CST | Big Wells | TX | >60s | -7 | - | - | ? | James O | 2 |
| r | 2026-01-03 02:15 UT | 2026-01-02 18:15 PST | Reedley | CA | ≈7.5s | -11 | - | - | Pete S | 2 | |
| s | 2026-01-03 02:18 UT | 2026-01-02 18:18 PST | Paso Robles | CA | >60s | -13 | - | - | Ross D | 3 | |
| t | 2026-01-03 02:20 UT | 2026-01-02 18:20 PST | Paso Robles | CA | ≈3.5s | -11 | - | - | ? | Ross D | 3 |
| u | 2026-01-03 02:19 UT | 2026-01-02 19:19 MST | Cornville | AZ | >60s | -8 | - | - | - | Helen C | 2 |