Reports Report 5064j (Event 5064-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rick R |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Because I was riding the bike, looking forward for safety and saw this peripherally, I’m certain I missed the entry, and it seemed like there was significant travel in that timeframe with a glowing white streak. I had that portion of its Journey through the atmosphere partially blocked by a tree, and didn’t realize what it was until I cleared the tree. It was not fast like a Perseid. It did not seem like an Earthgrazer. Perhaps, big enough for impactors… |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Phoenix, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 38' 14.68'' N (33.637412°) |
| Longitude | 112° 3' 32.4'' W (-112.058999°) |
| Elevation | 421.978119m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-16 20:29 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-17 03:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 86.27° |
| First azimuth | 22.57° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 0.87° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | I was riding an eBike at about 20mph, and unable to stop before it dissipated. The glowing smoke trail followed the terminal flash and fragmenting, with smoke trailing the fragment. I probably only caught a second or so of it. Estimating about 3°of trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The magnitude increased dramatically, perhaps more than -12.5, and 3 fragments separated and followed in line, with smoke… |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | (See above) |