Reports Report 2443dd (Event 2443-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steve P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was facing away, walking mostly due west, when a bright light from over my shoulder caught my attention. It was so bright, I initially thought someone was coming up behind me in a vehicle (impossible because the road is closed legally and is blocked by massive snowdrifts from that direction), so I startled and turned to look, and saw the fireball for a few seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alder, MT |
| Latitude | 44° 56' 45.62'' N (44.946005°) |
| Longitude | 111° 56' 49.56'' W (-111.947099°) |
| Elevation | 2186.322266m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-05-03 21:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-05-04 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 123° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 105.26° |
| First azimuth | 99.16° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 110.47° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Light Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | glowing as the fireball diminshed |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the fireball crossed from left to right in my field of view, luminous fragments that were yellow or light orange fell away from it (close to straight down) in a brief cascade. The fragmentation looked like fireworks, but I was deep in the mountains with no one else around; in the direction I was looking there are no currently open roads for 30 miles |