Reports Report 9803c (Event 9803-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Edward A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Walking dog with wife, night sky. Looked to the South and observed bright object with tail. It was persistent until I lost visual after it went behind taller trees. Wife saw light thru the trees when I exclaimed I saw a meteor. It was different than the meteors I’ve seen like the perseids. I heard a jet overhead and thought it was related. I later found the aircraft was from Canada, on way to OGG in Hawaii. I heard no unusual sounds and the jet sound followed the aircraft normally. Tail was long10+ degrees. Path was approximately East to SW. color seemed white along with tail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Newport, WA |
| Latitude | 48° 6' 56.08'' N (48.115578°) |
| Longitude | 117° 10' 59.39'' W (-117.183165°) |
| Elevation | 753.577148m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-13 17:37 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-14 01:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 134.24° |
| First azimuth | 127.7° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 189.32° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | White orange red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |