Reports Report 6132b (Event 6132-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Harlan H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Very remarkable experience, moving slowly, not as fast as meteorites I've observed in the past, this was probably an old satellite falling out of orbit and breaking up upon reentry. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Abilene, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 19' 20.4'' N (32.322332°) |
| Longitude | 99° 43' 2.31'' W (-99.717308°) |
| Elevation | 567.739868m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-21 20:05 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-22 01:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 291.56° |
| First azimuth | 274.95° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 38.56° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | “At approximately 8:00 PM CDT on September 21, 2025, I observed 5 or 6 bright objects moving steadily from south to north across the sky over Abilene, TX. The objects appeared to be fragments of a larger body, resembling the breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The lights moved slowly and in formation. No sound was heard. This event was very clear and unmistakable.” |