Reports Report 10173ca (Event 10173-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Casey M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving so it all happened very fast and I wasn’t sure what it was at first, and wasn’t able to take a photo. it was so large, and looked like it was zooming towards the earth, long orange and kind of wide tail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bridgeport, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 12' 33.77'' N (41.20938°) |
| Longitude | 73° 11' 19.03'' W (-73.188619°) |
| Elevation | 14.950713m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-27 17:58 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-27 22:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 233° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 40° |
| First azimuth | 50° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 35° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Dark Green, Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Glowing train - I was driving so couldn’t focus too much on it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flashed in the air, and then smaller amount continued on |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |