Reports Report 10398e (Event 10398-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kim K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen fireballs before (around this time last year when I saw 3 over the course of a couple days at this time of day... early evening... as well), but this was the first time someone I was with caught sight of it, too. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Durham, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 56' 45.28'' N (35.945912°) |
| Longitude | 78° 56' 33.35'' W (-78.942598°) |
| Elevation | 100.621902m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-30 18:54 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-30 23:54 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 37° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 31.9° |
| First azimuth | 31.53° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 7.54° |
| Last elevation | 14° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |