Reports Report 9871b (Event 9871-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karl F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Timestamp on video is correct (+/- about a second), Time is set with NIST server every 24 hours. |
| Video |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Elizabeth, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 20' 51.94'' N (39.347761°) |
| Longitude | 104° 39' 7.92'' W (-104.652199°) |
| Elevation | 2058.85376m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-14 05:38 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-14 12:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 132° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 358° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 20° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | Fast vanishing, short trail, may have been overwhelmed by the brightness of the flash. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Terminal flash just as it came into view. At least as bright as the full moon, green/white in color, cameras facing other directions captured a greenish flash against the buildings and ground, shadows from the flash were visible. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like 2 or more fragments, very short lived. |