NUFORC Sighting 180454

Occurred: 2024-02-16 12:50 Local
Reported: 2024-02-16 14:27 Pacific
Duration: About 1 or 2 seconds
No of observers: 5

Location: Fairbanks, AK, USA
Location details: In a playground

Shape: Fireball
Color: Orange streak
Estimated Size: Maybe the size of a rocket.
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: Not sure
Angle of Elevation: 28
Closest Distance: Not sure
Estimated Speed: 300-400 mph
Explanation: Meteor - Probable
Characteristics: Left a trail

I was in playground and absentmindedly looking at the sky and saw a streak coming down from the sky it was orange seemed to hit ground.

I was in playground and absentmindedly looking at the sky and saw a streak coming down from the sky it was orange seemed to hit the ground. A long fiery streak, most likely a satellite reentering the atmosphere. It was a bright orange streak that looked to be on fire. It was witnessed by many students in elementary and middle school.

Posted 2024-03-13