Reports Report 884c (Event 884-2025)

Observer
Name Karl F
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Timestamp is correct, Time is set with NIST server every 24 hours. Based on speed of the fireball, I suspect this may have actually been a de-orbit of some kind of hardware.
Video
Location
Address Elizabeth, CO
Latitude 39° 20' 52.09'' N (39.347802°)
Longitude 104° 39' 7.76'' W (-104.652156°)
Elevation 2059.084473m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-02-10 05:25 MST
UT Date & Time 2025-02-10 12:25 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 115°
Moving
Facing azimuth 359.43°
First azimuth 358.96°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 27.15°
Last elevation 32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length
Remarks Glow and trail shifted from white to orange, to yellow, and back to white. Fragmentation was also visible before and after a brighter glow
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Fragmenting was visible before and after the brighter glow.