Reports Report 1774dm (Event 1774-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Suzanne C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving on the highway when the streak of light came across the sky on my right side moving in the left side direction in an arc form. It seemed to last forever, like a strong earthquake can feel longer than what it was. At first I thought it was a shooting star but it lasted awhile as it kept streaking across the sky until it was falling down and got less bright and fizzled out. There seemed to be some blinking sparks under the tail. My time of sighting is approximately, it was just after 9:00pm. It sure was a sight to see, I feel so lucky to have witness it. Only wish I wasn’t driving so I could have taken pictures. I found others who saw what I saw, here is a link to their reporting. https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1jjavko/anyone_have_an_id_for_that_fireball_that_went/ Thank you for having this site to report what I saw. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lafayette, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 53' 37.05'' N (37.893624°) |
| Longitude | 122° 7' 18.01'' W (-122.121669°) |
| Elevation | 108.563652m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-03-24 21:05 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-03-25 04:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 74.9° |
| First azimuth | 93.3° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 15.67° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | It streaked across the sky in an arc and as it was falling on the left side the tail got shorter and the streak narrowed in width until it was no longer visible. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |