Reports Report 3979q (Event 3979-2025)

Observer
Name Brent B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks what an absolutely unreal experience ! This was a major fireball or meteor, i think. Ive seen them in the past, shooting stars and such, but never something of this size and duration
Location
Address Sutter Creek, CA
Latitude 38° 26' 28.74'' N (38.441316°)
Longitude 120° 42' 25.88'' W (-120.707189°)
Elevation 647.409363m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-07-15 02:25 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-07-15 09:25 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 262°
Moving
Facing azimuth 176.35°
First azimuth 204.96°
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth 145.4°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -