Reports Report 6446ak (Event 6446-2025)

Observer
Name Jim M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks This was awesome. I was sitting in my backyard looking at the sky. This looked like a big burning basketball with a burning tail with burning embers in the tail. I’ve never seen anything remotely like this. It looked to be at a very low altitude.
Location
Address Franklin, MA
Latitude 42° 7' 17.85'' N (42.121624°)
Longitude 71° 25' 57.08'' W (-71.432523°)
Elevation 59.651909m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-10-01 19:10 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-10-01 23:10 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 274°
Moving
Facing azimuth 334.77°
First azimuth 335.46°
First elevation 29°
Last azimuth 291.96°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
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Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
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Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
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Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
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Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
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