American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1774bh (Event 1774-2025)

Observer
Name Jason B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Folsom, CA
Latitude 38° 49' 51.37'' N (38.830935°)
Longitude 121° 10' 34.41'' W (-121.176225°)
Elevation 127.892624m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-03-24 21:10 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-03-25 04:10 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 266°
Moving
Facing azimuth 170.73°
First azimuth 191.43°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 107.37°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Light Blue, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 5°
Remarks Glowing pieces falling off like small grains of sand falling out of your fist
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Some fragments were bigger and brighter than the ongoing trails. At first I thought it was an airplane with an engine on fire but it was going 50 times faster and pieces kept falling off