I was out observing a bright display of noctilucent clouds at the time I saw the meteor. The sky was completely clear of regular clouds. I think many people must have seen this fireball. I was able to record a time lapse video of the smoke trail but unfortunately I didn't catch the fireball itself on camera.
Photo
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
54° 29' 13.79'' N (54.487163°)
Longitude
1° 11' 13.36'' W (-1.187044°)
Elevation
78.213181m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-07-03 00:50 BST
UT Date & Time
2025-07-02 23:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
315°
First azimuth
310°
First elevation
10°
Last azimuth
320°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
1°
Remarks
Just after the meteor passed there was a thin white smoke trail visible with the naked eye. This slowly drifted to the west and faded. It was visible using binoculars for about 25 minutes. During that time it became wider, twisted and more diffuse.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor was bright and a deep orange colour. As it neared the horizon it burst with a very bright and intense orange colour and it appeared frilled around the edges as if flames were coming off it. The flash lasted about half a second.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the meteor flashed it broke up into at least five different fragments and maybe as many as ten that I could see. These continued along the meteor's path for a second or two before they all faded. All the fragments were distinctive in that they were all a bright green colour.
