Fireball report

Reports Report 2443ck (Event 2443-2025)

Observer
Name	Alan B
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	It lit up the whole sky!

Location
Address	Ashton, ID
Latitude	44° 1' 37.76'' N (44.027155°)
Longitude	111° 17' 52.38'' W (-111.297882°)
Elevation	1709.650391m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2025-05-03 21:40 MDT
UT Date & Time	2025-05-04 03:40 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	223°

Moving
Facing azimuth	10°
First azimuth	50°
First elevation	70°
Last azimuth	5°
Last elevation	45°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-24
Color	I first saw the bluish glow that lit the whole sky. I looked over, the colors were then yellow to orange with fragmented orange spray of sparks

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I was a passenger in a car going West bound. The meteor was so bright it lit the whole sky. I immediately looked over my right shoulder to see the last half of it's entry. It fragmented into a spray of sparks as it flamed out to what was closer the the ground than what is usual. I have never seen anything like it in my 65 years. If I hadn't been in a Pickup, I may have heard a shock wave. I'm not sure if there was one.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

I was a passenger in a car going West bound. The meteor was so bright it lit the whole sky. I immediately looked over my right shoulder to see the last half of it's entry. It fragmented into a spray of sparks as it flamed out to what was closer the the ground than what is usual. I have never seen anything like it in my 65 years. If I hadn't been in a Pickup, I may have heard a shock wave. I'm not sure if there was one.