Reports Report 4961m (Event 4961-2025)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Scott S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I first saw the object as two bright lights like headlights and thought it was an aircraft. It appeared very low in the sky, around 13,000 feet, moving from west to east above the mountains, and then disappeared behind the mountain range while glowing and breaking apart |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Jackson, WY |
| Latitude | 43° 23' 59.33'' N (43.399815°) |
| Longitude | 110° 45' 8.04'' W (-110.752233°) |
| Elevation | 1851.566528m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-13 05:19 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-13 11:19 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 146.19° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 63.72° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Two very bright head lights type heading towards my direction then started to break apart |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As it traveled, it began to break apart ibto several glowing fragments. The fragments stayed visible and continued burning as they separated, forming a trail behind them. Continues fragmentation with sustained brightness |