Reports Report 6446t (Event 6446-2025)

Observer
Name Eileen C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks This was sudden and large enough that I turned my friend around that I'd been walking with and said to them, "Look at that!"
Location
Address Westfield, MA
Latitude 42° 6' 47.8'' N (42.113279°)
Longitude 72° 45' 14.54'' W (-72.754038°)
Elevation 44.946068m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-10-01 19:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-10-01 23:15 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 263°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 338.15°
First elevation 41°
Last azimuth 300.56°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Midway through, a piece broke of still visible for less than a full second