Reports Report 1975o (Event 1975-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Randal t |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have been watching the night sky since the early 1960’s and am still blown away how close this meteor looked . It wasn’t completely dark but still was an awesome experience..hope some others in lake havasu city observed this too. So lucky i had just sat down after completing a building project so i had a full view…! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lake Havasu City, AZ |
| Latitude | 34° 28' 55.31'' N (34.48203°) |
| Longitude | 114° 19' 42.07'' W (-114.328354°) |
| Elevation | 206.524582m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-04-07 19:45 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-04-08 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 160° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard it before i saw it, it had a muffled jet stream sound then it was popping like it was cooking . I saw small pieces fall off its head as it whooshed by, with popping associated with those small fragments dropping off. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | the trail was fairly long, it had some smoke but the trail was mostly light blue with the head orange and white directly behind it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It came in somewhat from the north, heading a southern direction. Fairly flat . It had a Jetstream / rocket sound . It just burst on the seen maybe like turning a blow torch on.. as it rushed buy i heard popping as pieces fell off its head its head ..it looked so close it thought it might crash in town somewhere.. I hope that doesn’t sound to crazy because they always say its 100’s of miles away..? |