Reports Report 6246hj (Event 6246-2025)

Observer
Name Stephen M
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks I was at the Robin Trower concert at the Rocklin Amphitheatre in Rocklin, CA with a few thousand others, most of whom also were watching this event. Many gasps and wows! It's was brilliant, slow, and thrilling!
Location
Address Rocklin, CA
Latitude 38° 47' 17.82'' N (38.788283°)
Longitude 121° 14' 2.38'' W (-121.233994°)
Elevation 81.264496m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-09-25 19:47 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-09-26 02:47 UT
Duration >60s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 96°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 4.56°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 4.44°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 15s
Length 15°
Remarks A glowing tail that bring up into three large pieces and some smaller ones that left their own tails. I was at the Robin Tower concert in Rocklin, CA and several thousand people watched this happen, many viewers!
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks We watched it split up into pieces and the debris continued in the same direction, northbound.