Reports Report 4287a (Event 4287-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alex B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | i just think that it was so odd in nature how it curves and descended so quickly rather than those that i’ve seen at night that would streak across the horizon. i assume this to be because the size of the meteor was much larger than one visible at night. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Louis, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 39' 20.35'' N (38.655652°) |
| Longitude | 90° 16' 30.16'' W (-90.275044°) |
| Elevation | 163.630386m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-06-12 16:55 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-06-12 21:55 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 126° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180.31° |
| First azimuth | 346.57° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 9.73° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it was relatively small but i happened to be in the right place at the right time. probably the visible size of something a bit smaller than a planet. it was bright enough to see at 4:55pm central time, so i’d say as bright or a little less than a planet as well. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the fragmentation was also white and visible during daytime, but even less bright than the terminal flash. the curvature was not the same as meteors i’ve seen in the past, it curved downward and descended very quickly rather than streaking across the horizon. if i did see any smoke trail, it wasn’t visible for long or hardly visible at all. |