Reports Report 3618a (Event 3618-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Holly B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was unlike anything I’d seen before, brilliant like a shooting star but hardly moved at all. It appeared faintly, quickly brightened into like a shoot Ming star, then just quickly faded out, moving only a few degrees (as if directly at us) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sudbury, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 24' 40.7'' N (42.411306°) |
| Longitude | 71° 26' 18.72'' W (-71.438534°) |
| Elevation | 60.070221m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-05-18 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-05-19 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 197° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 190° |
| First azimuth | 190° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 170° |
| Last elevation | 85° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |