Reports Report 10173jj (Event 10173-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ron H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Very bright, flaming, actual fire, large and coarse thus seeming to be nearby. It was dramatic and I expected an explosion. I thought it was a crashing plane on fire but it disappeared over the horizon. I did not think meteor. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Warwick, RI |
| Latitude | 41° 45' 18'' N (41.755°) |
| Longitude | 71° 24' 15.63'' W (-71.404342°) |
| Elevation | 13.15808m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-27 18:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-27 23:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 20° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 350° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 330° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It was somewhat smoky. The whole thing was over in a couple of seconds, very bright, hard to say how long, very brief, only illuminated by the light of fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |