Reports Report 3997c (Event 3997-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shaina B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I honestly haven't seen anything like this. Not sure if it was a meteor. It wasn't quite dark yet, so I know it was pretty bright. I couldn't tell if it was actually a white- blue, or if that was just the sky I was seeing, so I only included white and very light yellow. There was no trail that I could see. It also appeared to flash and diminish a few times at varying intensity before completely disappearing; it kind of reminded me of a skipping stone. There were storms nearby, and my first thought was "Holy cow! Did I just get to see ball lightning?!" But that would be too good to be true, right? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wetumpka, AL |
| Latitude | 32° 32' 47'' N (32.546388°) |
| Longitude | 86° 13' 28.53'' W (-86.224593°) |
| Elevation | 57.787369m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-07-15 20:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-07-16 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 215° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 15.95° |
| First azimuth | 22.6° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 12.41° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |