Reports Report 1114t (Event 1114-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Justin L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Just that it appeared to break apart in South Knoxville from my perspective. It looked like sparks once it fell apart, and those "sparks" could be seen in a way that made it seem like there should be meteorites in Knoxville. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Knoxville, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 57' 1.32'' N (35.950368°) |
| Longitude | 83° 55' 30.11'' W (-83.925031°) |
| Elevation | 260.582489m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-02-23 00:40 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-02-23 05:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 179° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 94.23° |
| First azimuth | 83.9° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 89.56° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Just a quick, glowing streak behind (above it from my perspective) |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw it as it hit the atmosphere with a flash that turned green. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke apart into orange, glowing pieces (molten rock). The breakup, to me, actually appeared to be in front of the hills on the horizon!! It appeared to break up over the Davenport Rd area, from my perspective. It was the biggest, brightest meteor that I've ever seen, so it seemed very close, especially when it finally broke apart. |