Reports Report 4981q (Event 4981-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Trent S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was impressive, I stopped my truck and got out to observe it. I've seen many many impressive Bolides and larger meteorites, but this was a very large train of flaming debris and it covered a very large section of degrees of sky arc. It is the first time I felt very compelled to report to you guys. Thank you for your service. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | McCloud, CA |
| Latitude | 41° 14' 35.11'' N (41.243086°) |
| Longitude | 122° 1' 37.6'' W (-122.027111°) |
| Elevation | 999.724182m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-13 22:18 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-14 05:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 98° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 2° |
| First azimuth | 340° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 39° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 29s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | It seemed to larger flaming pieces of debris, that was breaking apart as it went left to right falling in low angle trajectory. After it lost a lot of mass, the final pieces of debris seemed to stay solid on fire flaming bright yellow and orange and a lil red s and brown. The overall length of the entire train out debris was considerable. Covering a large arc of degree and the trailing off pieces seemed to stay fiery for long time after they broke from the main front body. I've seen a lot of bolides,, this seemed much more a large structure that was breaking apart on fire. I don't know for sure but I was thinking a satellite or space debris. It looked like what I saw on television with the space shuttle Columbia disaster. But smaller I guess. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Their was continued flashes and then one larger one but the main core body continued on burning going forward until I lost view due to large forest trees |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Continuous trailing off of large and smaller pieces from the moment I saw it to the time I lost site of the remaining core piece due to obstruction by large forest trees |