It was the biggest, brightest, clearest one I’ve ever seen! Very unexpected. I was just letting the dog out and saw it immediately
Location
Address
Reno, NV
Latitude
39° 20' 37.28'' N (39.34369°)
Longitude
119° 48' 37.79'' W (-119.810496°)
Elevation
1666.775391m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-03-24 21:01 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-03-25 04:01 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
65°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
A HUGE glowing ball of fire with a really long red, orange, yellow tail. It was SO big and so clear that I thought it was SpaceX until I watched it peter out