Reports Report 5859d (Event 5859-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Samantha G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | A terrifying experience, but brilliant. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Black River Falls, WI |
| Latitude | 44° 14' 52.35'' N (44.247874°) |
| Longitude | 90° 57' 26.82'' W (-90.957451°) |
| Elevation | 287.075012m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-15 01:12 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-15 06:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 114° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 255.28° |
| First azimuth | 256.36° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 333.78° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | fizzling as it faded out of my view |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Approximately 5-12 seconds after disappearance there was an echoing boom in the distance. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Absolutely blinding, at first it was like someone throwing their high beams on reflecting in your mirror in my car, and then it was this white flash of light that blinded me for a moment and lit the entire field and everything in the area. The wildlife became quiet. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a central object continuing to break apart as it fell, there was a cluster of roughly a handful smaller fragments surrounding the center. The white light stopped a second before the object disappeared, I could make out the burning rock-like pieces. |