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| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Elizabeth G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I could see a very large warped dark object surrounded by flames. So much so, I wondered if it was a part of a plane on fire. It seemed to crash just off to our front and slightly right but then we followed the smoke trail as we drove north and we never came parallel with it before it dissipated. My mom was with me and also saw it. We immediately googled fire balls and flames in sky in N MI and saw others saw it, too. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kalkaska, MI |
| Latitude | 44° 46' 42.38'' N (44.778439°) |
| Longitude | 85° 9' 16.43'' W (-85.154563°) |
| Elevation | 327.978912m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-06-19 20:13 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-06-20 00:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 172° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 20° |
| First azimuth | 20° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 23° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |