Reports Report 10173s (Event 10173-2025)

Observer
Name Sarah G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Salem, MA
Latitude 42° 31' 15.09'' N (42.520859°)
Longitude 70° 53' 17.6'' W (-70.888223°)
Elevation 3.078885m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-12-27 17:50 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-12-27 22:50 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 330.57°
First azimuth 328.8°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 325.09°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 15°
Remarks Bright yellow glow, discontinuous
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The train/tail was a streak of yellow being the bright yellow ball, it all happened very quickly but the tail seemed to kind of break up almost into little balls before it all fell below the houses/horizon