| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sydney M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It almost looked like a big bright white and glowing firework that appeared out of nowhere above me, it was absolutely breath taking and happened so fast no one else saw it, one of my favorite and most beautiful sightings in life thus far |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fairplay, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 13' 56.32'' N (39.232312°) |
| Longitude | 106° 2' 51.7'' W (-106.047695°) |
| Elevation | 3129.771484m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-05-03 23:20 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-05-04 05:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 228.16° |
| First azimuth | 259.49° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 215.97° |
| Last elevation | 61° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | It looked like 6-8 small bright sparkling stars behind one big bright star with a faint glowing mist behind it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |