From my viewing point, we believe it may have been over the town of Avonlea or area. It was such a large and bright orange orb with bright long tail. One of the coolest things I have seen.
Location
Address
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan (CA)
Latitude
49° 37' 27.71'' N (49.624365°)
Longitude
105° 59' 27.38'' W (-105.990939°)
Elevation
751m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-02-16 14:45 CST
UT Date & Time
2026-02-16 20:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
4°
Moving
Facing azimuth
69.09°
First azimuth
32.63°
First elevation
34°
Last azimuth
80.76°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
20°
Remarks
It was a super long glowing train, once the fireball blew up/dissapeared, the smoke from it hung in the sky for a while.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash happened fast, closer to the ground from what I could see. Was very bright.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the flash, there was very quickly visible fragment flashes going down
