Reports Report 5269f (Event 5269-2025)

Observer
Name Peter T
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Incident occurred while driving, so I was unable to record details at the time. Directions are inferred from the highway orientation
Location
Address , Ontario (CA)
Latitude 43° 59' 41.35'' N (43.994819°)
Longitude 80° 6' 58.4'' W (-80.116221°)
Elevation 462.23111m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-08-24 02:20 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-08-24 06:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 250°
Moving
Facing azimuth 170°
First azimuth 167.23°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 119.82°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Grey smoke train, possible changes by end of sighting (not straight line)
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks About 1 second after first sighting the fireball lit up the sky and traced a further line about 10° long before abruptly ending
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -