I didn’t see the beginning of the fireball bc I was turning around so catching the end of it…which was long and bright and pretty spectacular! So I think I saw maybe half of it!
Location
Address
Lexington, KY
Latitude
37° 53' 29.41'' N (37.891503°)
Longitude
84° 20' 51.05'' W (-84.347515°)
Elevation
255.133682m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-27 00:21 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-03-27 04:21 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
81.85°
First azimuth
58.5°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
116.56°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
40°
Remarks
smoke and glowing trail and lots of sparks. There were multiple trails I remember that bc I have never seen that before and I spend a lot of time watching the night sky…
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It did seem to have multiple distinct trails and larger sparks than I have ever seen befor
