Reports Report 6635de (Event 6635-2025)

Observer
Name James S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Riverhead, NY
Latitude 40° 58' 6.83'' N (40.968563°)
Longitude 72° 41' 50.04'' W (-72.697233°)
Elevation 32.18248m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-10-09 20:10 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-10-10 00:10 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 127°
Moving
Facing azimuth 265.45°
First azimuth -
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 272.76°
Last elevation 55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 50°
Remarks It first came down as one big fireball.I wasn't sure if it was a plane or what i've never seen one before.But this was very close then.As it was getting closer to the ground, it started breaking apart.And I know the biggest part definitely flew over the trees and landed in the water.I'm about one mile away from the water long Island sound. But debris kept falling off of it.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The fragments that I saw only started to come apart once. It was really close to the ground. Started off as one big piece that big piece starter falling apart even more. But the largest part stayed together. I know it made impacts somewhere but it had to be in the water. I did not witness it due to trees and I am a mile away from the water the long island sound.