Reports Report 2998a (Event 2998-2026)

Observer
Name Matthew G
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Aguilar, CO
Latitude 37° 30' 16.08'' N (37.504468°)
Longitude 104° 21' 38.65'' W (-104.360736°)
Elevation 1734.55957m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-04-22 04:42 MDT
UT Date & Time 2026-04-22 10:42 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 183°
Moving
Facing azimuth 271.84°
First azimuth 275.34°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 274.53°
Last elevation 16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Blue, Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Walking in the dark I noticed everything around me suddenly lit up, I spun around to the west and a large object was breaking into 3-4 pieces with a bright light blue color going straight down. No impact was seen.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The area lit up, I turned to see the cause and there was 3-4 bright blue falling objects sprawling straight down for a full second before burning out. No impact was seen.