Reports Report 2056s (Event 2056-2026)

Observer
Name Amanda L
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was beautiful and surprising!
Location
Address DeWitt, MI
Latitude 42° 50' 20.95'' N (42.839152°)
Longitude 84° 35' 2.26'' W (-84.583961°)
Elevation 257.082092m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-03-23 21:32 EDT
UT Date & Time 2026-03-24 01:32 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 111°
Moving
Facing azimuth 31°
First azimuth 16.9°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 48.94°
Last elevation 16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Orange, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -
Remarks It started out light yellow got brighter and had a tail for about 2 seconds and ended with orange and it split at the very end.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It turned orange and split at the very end.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like it got larger toward the end of viewing it and it looked like it blew up and fizzled out.