Reports Report 1096cg (Event 1096-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ned F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Manteno, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 15' 22.94'' N (41.256372°) |
| Longitude | 87° 49' 53.77'' W (-87.831604°) |
| Elevation | 206.591949m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-15 18:10 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-16 00:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 259° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 201° |
| First azimuth | 275° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 245° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Over all, it was a bright golden color, the center was bright yellow almost white, the edges were browner, and even dark bluish at the very edge; giving it a long smooth tubular effect; similar to a Roman Candle, but larger and brighter, with a sort of br |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | I was actually on a 5-mile walk. My eyes are always angled down at the sidewalk, especially when it's getting dark out. It was a bright enough to catch my eye. Looking up, to my right I saw a bright, beautiful golden glowing tubular "shooting star," that had noticeable long, 3D tubular shape. It stretched nearly across the whole overhead sky, to my right, essentially parallel to the path I was walking. It didn't last long enough for.me to grab my cellphone and take a photo, but it did last long enough for to think about it, and to hope that I wouldn't witness another Tanguska-sized explosion at the end. I didn't think to listen for a sonic boom. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |