Reports Report 1191x (Event 1191-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Apologies for waffle, I wanted to record the experience as quickly as possible. It seemed to be at a low altitude or it was pretty big. Probably over Gatwick, they might have some better information |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 14' 49.33'' N (51.247037°) |
| Longitude | 0° 3' 56.4'' W (-0.065668°) |
| Elevation | 102.776619m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-02-26 18:35 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-02-26 18:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 188.09° |
| First azimuth | 139.21° |
| First elevation | 54° |
| Last azimuth | 251.41° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Saw the initial flash which grew in size, then flashed out, thought it was the Russians. The trail was Smokey white initially illuminated by the flash visible smoke for at least 4 seconds after the burst |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I’ve seen shooting stars before, normally out of the corner of my eye. Myself and my 2 children were looking up to Jupiler and a very bright “shooting star” zipped across our eye-line, its tail grew in length and width as the ball of light increased in size and brightness red flairs could be seen coming off then it seemed to turn several colours before exploding I was expecting to hear the blast as it seemed so close, in fact I grabbed my children together through fear it was a missile. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Red fragments seem just prior to disintegrating |