Reports Report 9728h (Event 9728-2025)

Observer
Name Mark D
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Halifax, MA
Latitude 41° 59' 44.59'' N (41.995719°)
Longitude 70° 50' 39.8'' W (-70.844388°)
Elevation 23.734665m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-12-12 21:25 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-12-13 02:25 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 210°
Moving
Facing azimuth 41.73°
First azimuth 40.42°
First elevation 70°
Last azimuth 28.01°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 25°
Remarks Glowing train, seemed to mostly appear white with orange at the leading and trailing ends, and some “sparkling” as the object descended, there was a short gap and then the object began emitting more material and the train resumed
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Towards the end of where I could see it, there appeared to be some small fragmentations; the fragments appeared the same color as the main object, mostly white, with some orange