Reports Report 12b (Event 12-2026)

Observer
Name Jay M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Salem, AL
Latitude 32° 35' 19.38'' N (32.588717°)
Longitude 85° 8' 51.35'' W (-85.147596°)
Elevation 182.625778m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-12-31 22:30 CST
UT Date & Time 2026-01-01 04:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 86°
Moving
Facing azimuth 70.33°
First azimuth 88.18°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 106.12°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks smoke into green, green lit was behind it for 1 to 2 seconds, then the green spread apart and everything fragmented
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks the quick green flash lit its tail for maybe 1 second, the fragmentation then dissipated all the green into nothing
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks fragmentation was very pretty but was very quick