Reports Report 631h (Event 631-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alexandra P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Francisco, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 47' 13.01'' N (37.786946°) |
| Longitude | 122° 27' 24.18'' W (-122.456718°) |
| Elevation | 77.918861m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-01-29 19:00 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-01-30 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 285° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 144° |
| First azimuth | 185° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 145° |
| Last elevation | 38° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 90° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing red/orange streak, there was a main part (fireball) and a little bright spot behind it, with a glowing trail. It was low on the horizon. It went behind a large building so I couldn’t see where it went, but appeared to be heading south east towards the San Francisco Bay/East Bay. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a bright fireball, very low on the horizon. It was in two pieces (at least), I was focused on the red/orange glowing chunk heading to the east, south/east. There was definitely a smaller bit behind it, could have been more pieces, but I was focused on the bright leading fireball. I’m a geologist and spend a lot time in the field, this was the brightest, lowest event I’ve witnessed. In the city no less! |