Reports Report 4981d (Event 4981-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Felicia B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | If this was not a meteor, based off of my experience in the space force, this to me was most likely space debris from a satellite, rocket launch, etc. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Medford, OR |
| Latitude | 42° 21' 19.73'' N (42.355481°) |
| Longitude | 122° 50' 40.77'' W (-122.844659°) |
| Elevation | 429.834564m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-13 22:09 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-14 05:09 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 20° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 283.61° |
| First azimuth | 285.88° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 78.16° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 70s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It was both a glowing train and leaving a smoke trail. I don’t understand the question of train length in terms of degrees. If it is referring to length from my perspective (even though it was obviously much longer in the sky) it was probably roughly 2-3 arms lengths as it got closer and flew over our heads. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were already many fragments when it came into view. |