Reports Report 2016ip (Event 2016-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ann M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | saw while stopped facing east at red light; extremely brilliant, phosphorescent green/orange/yellow, round fireball appeared in the sky to the southeast and "fell rapidly" in a quarter-circle-arc from 12 to 3 oclock; left to right in my field of vision; followed by a bright florescent green, thick/wide tail about 4 to 5 times as long as the width of the ball.After 5-6 seconds, the ball abruptly dissapeared as if falling into a black hole with the tail following immediately.No explosion,obvious disintegration, or sound. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , CA |
| Latitude | 38° 9' 18.92'' N (38.155255°) |
| Longitude | 121° 40' 36.14'' W (-121.676706°) |
| Elevation | 1.432386m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-22 20:15 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-23 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 127° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 155.67° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 153.34° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow |
| 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 | - |