Given the recent crashes this past week or so, we thought this was probably not a shooting star.
Location
Address
Wapato, WA
Latitude
46° 31' 28.46'' N (46.524573°)
Longitude
120° 28' 13.58'' W (-120.470438°)
Elevation
287.654449m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-28 20:35 PDT
UT Date & Time
2026-03-29 03:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
355.62°
First azimuth
358.79°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
355.81°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Dark Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
It was fairly short and going straight down behind the ball. It was glowing brighter near the ball and got lighter near the end of the tail. Was wider near the ball and got progressively narrower farther away from the ball.
