Reports Report 1774g (Event 1774-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zakary P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It didn’t seem like a meteor because of how long it lasted, but it had sparks and a trail flying off the back of it and it was going faster than anything I’ve ever seen in the sky, went in and out of my horizon in like 30 seconds |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santa Cruz, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 58' 51.03'' N (36.980843°) |
| Longitude | 122° 3' 24.98'' W (-122.05694°) |
| Elevation | 128.89946m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-03-24 21:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-03-25 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 165.7° |
| First azimuth | 263.45° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 93.75° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing sparks were flying off the back of it, which is why I don’t think it was a plane, maybe a rocket though, was crazy either way |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |