Reports Report 2685gj (Event 2685-2026)

Observer
Name Sarah C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks The biggest fireball ive ever seen
Location
Address Partington, England (GB)
Latitude 53° 25' 7.5'' N (53.418751°)
Longitude 2° 25' 53.44'' W (-2.431512°)
Elevation 20.449764m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-04-13 00:24 BST
UT Date & Time 2026-04-12 23:24 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 239°
Moving
Facing azimuth 85.86°
First azimuth 49.03°
First elevation 11°
Last azimuth 47.31°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Click / low soft boom
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Flash happened before I saw the fireball- that caught my eye. Had fragments in its tail that were also really bright