Reports Report 1046dr (Event 1046-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | We were driving eastbound on the 101 I know we had passed the 405 and it was sometime after 7:00 p.m. me and my wife both saw it, felt like it was the closest meteor we had ever seen, honestly didn't know to classify as a fireball until I watched a January 10th video from Los Angeles where someone caught a video of one it looked very similar to that. I think we were close because of the angle it wasn't streaking across the sky it was almost like it was coming straight down just in front of us. It was very bright with increasing intensity and then turned into a fireball at the end. Can't report if I heard anything we were in the car. Seems like we were close enough to actually sort of make out the flames at the end it wasn't just like a orange glow I want to say I even saw a tiny bit of smoke after the burning stopped. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 9' 21.79'' N (34.156054°) |
| Longitude | 118° 26' 35.71'' W (-118.443253°) |
| Elevation | 198.703491m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-13 19:05 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-14 03:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 159° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was bright almost light yellow or white increasing intensity until it turned into a fireball and then disappeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |