Reports Report 1774fc (Event 1774-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard (Rick) S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This had to come out from the sun’s position. Time of day and size dictate it to be a classic “no warning” space rock. As I said, we were lucky, very lucky. I’ll check the time stamp of a text I sent immediately after. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Reno, NV |
| Latitude | 39° 26' 25.63'' N (39.440452°) |
| Longitude | 119° 49' 17.86'' W (-119.821627°) |
| Elevation | 1505.641846m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-03-24 20:02 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-03-25 03:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 253° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 113.34° |
| First azimuth | 115.1° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 35.91° |
| Last elevation | 53° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Train grew ≈ to three fists, began as one finer. Moved across the sky, splintered, left smoke trail at finish. It was biblical. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Was first a bright point that grew, then splintered, proceeded to the north-northeast, extinguished, leaving a smoke trail. No noise. I’m an amateur astronomer. It was spectacular! Destructive size. We lucked out. It was, at least, city killer; since no sound, maybe a planet killer. I’m also retired FedEx pilot. I’ve seen several. This was collosal! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | If I had not witnessed th trajectory unfold, I would have said it was the space station breaking up. Lack of a sonic boom, suggested that it crossed several states. Reports from New York suggest it was transcontinental. |