American Meteor Society

Reports Report 10387g (Event 10387-2025)

Observer
Name Samantha P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I almost crashed my car. I thought it was either a plane crashing or the brightest largest "shooting star" I have ever seen. It was going too fast to be a plane though. I caught it out of the corner of my eye and turned my head and saw it shoot completely from the upper right of my vision at a downward angle where I lost it behind trees.
Location
Address Mooresville, NC
Latitude 35° 38' 52.24'' N (35.647845°)
Longitude 80° 50' 35.41'' W (-80.843169°)
Elevation 275.423401m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-12-30 06:36 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-12-30 11:36 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 238°
Moving
Facing azimuth 166°
First azimuth 181.13°
First elevation 49°
Last azimuth 161.66°
Last elevation 8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
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Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -