Reports Report 386e (Event 386-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rich H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I saw it falling straight down, to the north of me. It was strange, almost like a big firework but headed toward the ground instead of upward. The white falling sphere was fairly large in diameter, like maybe the size of a golf ball or large marble held at arms length. I expected to hear either a firework "boom" or some kind of impact but I heard nothing at all. Since I'm not sure what this was, I thought I would post it and see if anyone else saw something similar. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Davis, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 33' 14.55'' N (38.554042°) |
| Longitude | 121° 43' 8.39'' W (-121.718998°) |
| Elevation | 11.439548m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-01-18 21:13 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-01-19 05:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 7° |
| First azimuth | 5° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 7° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | As it fell nearly straight down, on each side of the white sphere, I could see trails of sparks (not from center of sphere, from the left and right edges) |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |