I’ve seen shooting stars here before but never a fireball like this! It looked huge and lit the sky up orange til it disappeared out of sight behind Ben Cruachan. The boom / explosion was 2-3 minutes after the fireball.
Location
Address
, Scotland (GB)
Latitude
56° 25' 15.95'' N (56.421096°)
Longitude
5° 11' 25.33'' W (-5.19037°)
Elevation
34.602375m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-07-03 00:55 BST
UT Date & Time
2025-07-02 23:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
117°
Moving
Facing azimuth
19.75°
First azimuth
8.38°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Red, orange with white round the edges. Lost sight of it behind the mountain
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A massive boom - like explosion
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
-
Remarks
It is night so we could still see the cloud/ smoke trail after the fireball had gone behind the mountain
