Reports Report 625n (Event 625-2025)

Observer
Name Rick H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was hard for me to pick the angle with your website. I’d almost describe it as 30° up where I was looking to the East, and saw a red/orange fireball with a glowing tail, it disappeared (cloud?) and then reappeared as an orange star but was moving SE. The fireball with a tail only lasted for a few seconds.
Location
Address Gibsonton, FL
Latitude 27° 49' 48.61'' N (27.830169°)
Longitude 82° 22' 14.39'' W (-82.370664°)
Elevation 3.69876m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-01-29 20:37 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-01-30 01:37 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 87°
Moving
Facing azimuth 78°
First azimuth 78°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 78°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -