Reports Report 10176au (Event 10176-2025)

Observer
Name Melissa B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address West Windsor Township, NJ
Latitude 40° 18' 52.36'' N (40.314544°)
Longitude 74° 37' 3.67'' W (-74.617687°)
Elevation 31.291552m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-12-22 17:40 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-12-22 22:40 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 181°
Moving
Facing azimuth 345.96°
First azimuth 352.53°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 351.67°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length -
Remarks Glowing orange streak behind bright ball, almost looked like a long streak of sparks, by the time I could say “wooah! Did you see that!?” It was already gone
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -