Reports Report 1624bo (Event 1624-2025)

Observer
Name Nick C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was letting my dogs out and saw a large bright white light that was falling extremely fast just above the tree line facing NNE. It only was visible for less than 3 seconds from the time I spotted it falling down. I cannot tell you how far away it might have been from my viewpoint but it caught my eye just above the 40’ pine tree that is in my neighbors yard and that tree is approximately 40-50 yards from my observation point. It was bigger, brighter and moving faster to be a plane or drone in my opinion. Pretty cool experience and I did not hear any explosions or disturbances.
Location
Address Tuscaloosa, AL
Latitude 33° 14' 23.92'' N (33.239979°)
Longitude 87° 32' 46.36'' W (-87.546211°)
Elevation 78.997749m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-03-17 22:35 CDT
UT Date & Time 2025-03-18 03:35 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 191°
Moving
Facing azimuth 17.51°
First azimuth 17.64°
First elevation 17°
Last azimuth 10.84°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -