Reports Report 10173ak (Event 10173-2025)

Observer
Name Lisa F
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was fast, bright and the ball or whatever it was, was a lot bigger than just a shooting star normally is
Location
Address Lancaster, MA
Latitude 42° 28' 20.94'' N (42.472484°)
Longitude 71° 43' 27.15'' W (-71.724208°)
Elevation 106.849854m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-12-27 17:55 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-12-27 22:55 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 111°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 52°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color the front of it that was streaming through the sky was white, blue, yellow sparkly and tali darker yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length -
Remarks It was really fast
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks There was not an explosion but the front of it was sparkling like it was burning brightly and colorful. Ive never seen anything like it
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -