Reports Report 5740a (Event 5740-2025)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Melissa H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Observed a very brief, bright orange flash over the Gulf of Mexico at ~6:30 AM EDT (10:30 UTC) from Treasure Island / Lower Grand Lagoon, Panama City Beach, FL. Flash lasted under one second, moving roughly east to west. Recorded on the live YouTube webcam — can be verified by replaying the stream. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Panama City, FL |
| Latitude | 30° 8' 22.82'' N (30.139673°) |
| Longitude | 85° 45' 13.75'' W (-85.753819°) |
| Elevation | 1.286983m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-10 06:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-10 11:30 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 235.89° |
| First azimuth | 241.81° |
| First elevation | 1° |
| Last azimuth | 242.09° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |