Reports Report 6246gw (Event 6246-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Elizabeth P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | There is a video on my local Next-Door Neighbor site, which I have on my phone, but didn’t submit because I don’t have permission. I can send you the link, if you would like. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Novato, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 7' 12.62'' N (38.120173°) |
| Longitude | 122° 37' 6.35'' W (-122.61843°) |
| Elevation | 34.592747m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-25 19:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-26 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 60° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 16.24° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 18.43° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the fireball had gone across the sky, broken apart and was no longer visible, after some delay, there was what sounded like a sonic boom – similar to a shotgun in the distance. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked as if there were pieces breaking away from the flaming head of the fireball, which were also on fire before they then burned out. |