Reports Report 6246h (Event 6246-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anna S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It didn't look like any meteor or shooting star I've seen in the past, it looked at first like an airplane was breaking up, no sound bright white and yellow and then became more pale as it broke up into many pieces and trails |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Walnut Creek, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 54' 39.87'' N (37.911076°) |
| Longitude | 122° 1' 36.51'' W (-122.026807°) |
| Elevation | 51.911133m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-25 19:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-26 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 271.74° |
| First azimuth | 53.21° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 45.63° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As it flew over it made an arc toward the north east and became more pale and orange in several trails and faded out |