Reports Report 5691o (Event 5691-2025)

Observer
Name Caprice L
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I honestly thought it was 2 UFO's or helicopters dashing across the sky, but the red and white orbs were traveling too fast. When I followed it to the front of my house then it took on a comet-like appearance and was no longer 2 separate orbs
Location
Address Port Orchard, WA
Latitude 47° 28' 48.87'' N (47.480242°)
Longitude 122° 37' 31.34'' W (-122.625371°)
Elevation 97.499428m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-09-08 23:40 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-09-09 06:40 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 349°
Moving
Facing azimuth 170.6°
First azimuth 171.31°
First elevation 38°
Last azimuth 350.39°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Orange, Red, With a white tail trailing - It started in the west as a red orb with a trailing white orb moving FAST across the sky. When it flew over my house it expanded into an orange fireball with embers breaking off and a large white tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks A small red orb expanded into a large orange fireball with embers fragmenting away from it. A wide white tail was trailing the fireball
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like orange embers breaking off of the fireball