Reports Report 4282a (Event 4282-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The thickness of the streak grew substantially during the 4-5 second event. Thickest fireball streak I have ever seen in the sky. I was shocked by how long it lasted--had time to think twice of grabbing my phone but didn't want to risk losing sight. Wish i had grabbed phone. There was plenty of time. WOW! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boca Raton, FL |
| Latitude | 26° 21' 7.64'' N (26.352121°) |
| Longitude | 80° 9' 46.97'' W (-80.163046°) |
| Elevation | 4.095789m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-06-12 05:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-06-12 09:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 100° |
| First azimuth | 120° |
| First elevation | 9° |
| Last azimuth | 85° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Yellow shifting to Orange at the end |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At the end of a very long trajectory, with a very long yellow trail, the front edge broke apart into several pieces that trailed behind and burned out quickly, while the main part continued a tiny bit longer and also burned out. |