Reports Report 5691b (Event 5691-2025)

Observer
Name Melissa N
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Redmond, WA
Latitude 47° 38' 6.34'' N (47.635095°)
Longitude 122° 8' 6.32'' W (-122.135089°)
Elevation 116.647026m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-09-08 23:48 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-09-09 06:48 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 87°
Moving
Facing azimuth 212.99°
First azimuth 168.85°
First elevation 48°
Last azimuth 340.69°
Last elevation 46°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Blue, Light Blue, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 20°
Remarks Glowing trail. Started off a light blue/blue mix. I could see reddish yellow in the trails directly around the fireball seeping into the beginning of the trail. The trail became less bright and seemed to disappear as it existed my view.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw what was one bigger “rock” I’m assuming it’s a rock of sorts as it was circular. The bigger rock had a smaller rock trailing behind it maybe 18 degrees behind it. The larger rock fragmented into approximately 3-4 smaller pieces.