Reports Report 918p (Event 918-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tina P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | As stated, thought it was a plane on fire going down. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jefferson, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 43' 2.09'' N (41.717247°) |
| Longitude | 80° 46' 34.7'' W (-80.776305°) |
| Elevation | 294.392639m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-08 21:49 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-09 02:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 238° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 40.62° |
| First azimuth | 40.95° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 18.43° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | If guessing, never reported before, frankly thought it was a plane going down… trail followed as seen in video at 9:49 and 11 seconds till 13 seconds. Total of 3 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Note in video, there was a bright flash in sky in opposite direction, then you spot the fire ball coming in at different angle about second later. See video. Look at left side of the tree above branch to see the what is best described as heat lightning or huge firework flash, then fire ball came in at different angle. After that fire ball, there was a light show of regular shooting stars, but nothing this large or bright. Truly thought it was a plane on fire going down, but no explosion…. |