We were fishing on an inland lake and we both looked at this as it happened. Amazing. The fireball was very bright and sparking like an electrical fire and I figured a new Satellite crashed! I included what photo I took much later as reference to location. Once we saw it, it dropped straight down. There was no angle to it.
Location
Address
Germfask, MI
Latitude
46° 10' 28.88'' N (46.17469°)
Longitude
85° 46' 44.36'' W (-85.778989°)
Elevation
210m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-06-19 19:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-06-19 23:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
84.74°
First azimuth
85.05°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
82.42°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
20°
Remarks
It was white, then black, then white and smokey looking. my photo is the smoke train an hour after viewing the flash. The smoke train is just above eastern horizon and is a zig zag shaped small cloud.
