Reports Report 4988d (Event 4988-2025)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Erica J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Very bright blue-white fireball, fast, lasting under ~2 seconds. Silent during approach. At the very end, when it fizzled out, I heard a soft fizzling sound like a faint firework. It appeared low (20–30 ft to the naked eye), but I understand it was actually much higher. I have video from two cameras—one captured the fireball directly, the other only the bright flash, I did see where to upload the second video. My timestamp is 12:51 AM PDT (8/14/25). Likely corresponds with AMS Event 4988-202 5 or the Roseburg 1:00 AM sighting. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Myrtle Creek, OR |
| Latitude | 43° 1' 43.04'' N (43.028622°) |
| Longitude | 123° 17' 3.32'' W (-123.284255°) |
| Elevation | 203.608917m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-14 00:51 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-14 07:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 174° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 189.25° |
| First azimuth | 276.66° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 277.75° |
| Last elevation | 3° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was silent and then I heard a soft fizzling sound as it appeared to burn out right across the street from me |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Brighter than Venus; very intense. Duration: ~2 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Yes, fizzled out at the end. Sound: Silent at first, then a soft fizzling crackle at the end |