Reports Report 1046du (Event 1046-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Julie F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was amazing and to see it over the downtown LA skyline, jaw dropping! It felt like it lasted so long and was so low, at first I thought it might be a plane falling out of the sky- and then I realized what it was…so grateful to witness. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 3' 58.55'' N (34.066264°) |
| Longitude | 118° 15' 14.25'' W (-118.253959°) |
| Elevation | 127.384888m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-13 19:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-14 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 151.77° |
| First azimuth | 142.22° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 167.58° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Blue, Dark Green, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It was sparks that turned to smoke, like fireworks leave. I thought at first a plane might be crashing to the ground. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |