Reports Report 3979u (Event 3979-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Don V |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This wasn't like the normal meteor, not sure what it was, I had long enough to wonder where it was going to strike, was it a missile or rocket. It definitely out of character from my experience, I have education in science, mostly medical, but I have always watched the night sky, from my location I have a lot of visual problems due to ambient light from the city, this was pretty large, the tail was pretty long but the glow only realistically 3 seconds, felt like 20 seconds had time to 🙏 before it disappeared behind a tree. Facebook friend posted a pick and saw the same thing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lancaster, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 39' 4.06'' N (34.651129°) |
| Longitude | 118° 12' 20.87'' W (-118.205797°) |
| Elevation | 747.838745m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-07-15 02:34 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-07-15 09:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 191.42° |
| First azimuth | 217.18° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 176.43° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |