Reports Report 6172i (Event 6172-2025)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Julie M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | As it approached from the west, I saw a bright, reddish-orange, wide tail. As it went overhead, this tail appeared to stretch to approximately 50°-60° (more than my two outstretched hands.) As it headed toward the eastern horizon, the tail appeared to shorten, and dim from my vantage point. Perhaps behind clouds in the east, it faded from my view 20°-25° above the eastern horizon. It moved so fast I barely got my phone out to snap one quick photo as it was almost gone. (iPhone XR) |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Diamond Valley, Alberta (CA) |
| Latitude | 50° 40' 38.98'' N (50.677494°) |
| Longitude | 114° 16' 51.96'' W (-114.281099°) |
| Elevation | 1226.883179m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-23 00:02 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-23 06:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Faint, low “fffshshshfffshsh” like a burning firecrackers fuse |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large, central, glowing, round core, surrounded by small, bright, petal-like fragments |