Reports Report 1096cd (Event 1096-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Reina H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was extremely quick. I was with my husband and he didn't see it. It didn't look like anything else I'd ever seen. It took me a couple of days to get it reported so I might have misremembered the exact time , angle, etc. I'm not good at that stuff. I described the sighting on social media, and after questioning from an astrophysicist and a science educator, I was advised to report it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Skokie, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 1' 20.54'' N (42.022373°) |
| Longitude | 87° 44' 58.98'' W (-87.749718°) |
| Elevation | 185.918869m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-15 17:50 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-15 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 145° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 189.78° |
| First azimuth | 186.34° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 174.81° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |