Reports Report 2268d (Event 2268-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ursula H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | In a car traveling west when a fast moving green and white light appeared in my right periphery (northern sky) traveling west, parallel to direction of travel. From my peripheral vision, I initially thought it was a fast and low airplane. However, it moved too quickly and was a single light source rather than the multiple lights of a plane. I had just enough time to point it out and for the driver to notice the green light before it turned orange, dimmed, and disappeared with a puff of smoke. High patchy clouds (cirrocumulus) were present at the time, the fireball did not appear to be obscured by the clouds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Orrock, MN |
| Latitude | 45° 26' 51.62'' N (45.447673°) |
| Longitude | 93° 42' 37.58'' W (-93.710439°) |
| Elevation | 300.430267m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-28 23:36 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-29 04:36 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 263° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 295.58° |
| First azimuth | 1.29° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 286.09° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Green, maybe some white, briefly orange before extinguishing |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | A puff or short trail of smoke was visible when the fireball fizzled out, did not see if it left a trail while it was bright |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |