Reports Report 25aw (Event 25-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | McKenna N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was sudden and exploded about halfway across the sky, and it went out of my field of view as I was driving past trees. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lakeland, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 12' 32.61'' N (35.209057°) |
| Longitude | 89° 43' 58.76'' W (-89.732989°) |
| Elevation | 120.715164m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-01 18:17 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-02 00:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 196° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 350° |
| First azimuth | 350.45° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 348.49° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About half a second after it first appeared, it looked like it exploded, going from green to a orange and red color, like fire. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |