Reports Report 5737b (Event 5737-2025)

Observer
Name Rush C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Knights Ferry, CA
Latitude 37° 48' 56.97'' N (37.815826°)
Longitude 120° 39' 29.34'' W (-120.658151°)
Elevation 101.568253m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-09-10 03:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-09-10 10:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 177°
Moving
Facing azimuth 179.86°
First azimuth 180.56°
First elevation 70°
Last azimuth 179.67°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Green, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 15°
Remarks Looked like brownish red smoke, irregular and squiggly like a snake. Very pronounced at first, within ~10 seconds it had completely faded away.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The flash is what got my attention. I saw a bright light flash out of the corner of my eye and then turned and looked to my right to see the fireball
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -