Reports Report 950e (Event 950-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kayla A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I didn’t know fireballs were a thing until I looked it up after what I saw. It looked exactly like some of the pictures. For example: https://sma.nasa.gov/news/articles/newsitem/2017/07/11/it-s-a-bird-it-s-a-plane-it-s-a-fireball (the first picture in this article looks just like what I saw but the one I saw looked slightly less bright.) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edmonton, Alberta (CA) |
| Latitude | 53° 25' 43.58'' N (53.428773°) |
| Longitude | 113° 34' 20.37'' W (-113.572326°) |
| Elevation | 682.266357m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-02-15 19:48 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-02-16 02:48 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 234° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 150° |
| First azimuth | 150° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 150° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought it was shooting star at first, but it was bigger yellower and lower than any shooting star I’d ever seen. It started off as more of a solid bright line (tail thinning behind), but as it burnt out the end looked fragmented. The end looked similar to a sparkler that you put on a birthday cake but in more of a straight line following what I believe to believe the fireball. |