Reports Report 1624m (Event 1624-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matt M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The fragmentation was odd, very sparky like, it appeared to get much closer to the ground than other fireballs ive seen, way different than the clementsville event earlier in the year. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stanford, KY |
| Latitude | 37° 31' 50.59'' N (37.530719°) |
| Longitude | 84° 49' 39.76'' W (-84.82771°) |
| Elevation | 313.629486m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-03-17 23:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-03-18 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 61.66° |
| First azimuth | 69.88° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 29.59° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 13° |
| Remarks | Orange sparks like off a grinder, then a quick slight orange haze in a line |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flew apart like i have never seen a fireball do, it burst apart in sparks, like maybe 10 to 12, too quick to comprehend but to put a number on it, and they fizzles out quickly but with a slight outward from the nucleus in all directions motion. There was definitely green "meteor" color to start, but transitioned to orange regular fire color at end . |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright green, then dimming,then many Orange sparks. |