Reports Report 4202am (Event 4202-2026)

Observer
Name Thomas N
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was low in the horizon, about 30 degrees up, and slow-moving, almost gliding, horizontally and the large glowing pieces seemed to stay grouped together. It followed a course from north to south, and I was concerned that it was going to the ground and might start fires or endanger people as it didn't seem to be far enough west to be over the ocean, but hard to tell.
Location
Address , CA
Latitude 37° 21' 40.69'' N (37.361303°)
Longitude 118° 25' 22.8'' W (-118.423°)
Elevation 1286.848511m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-06-10 01:43 PDT
UT Date & Time 2026-06-10 08:43 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 269°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270°
First azimuth 300°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 240°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Red/orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It had a very large section burning into several large pieces and leaving a spray of a red/orange much smaller debris field