Reports Report 1096cc (Event 1096-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jared J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving southbound on I-90 when I saw this fireball in the sky heading straight down towards the ground. It eventually dissipated. I called my friend, Gregg Jaffe, who was driving in a car to my left (we were heading back to Illinois from a hockey tournament in Wisconsin) to see if he had seen it too, to which he responded that he had also seen it. My son was in the backseat; unfortunately, he was looking at his tablet at the time and did not get to see it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Beloit, WI |
| Latitude | 42° 35' 1.27'' N (42.583687°) |
| Longitude | 88° 58' 54.11'' W (-88.981698°) |
| Elevation | 250.93161m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-15 18:08 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-16 00:08 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 6° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 179.58° |
| First azimuth | 179.47° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 180.55° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |