Reports Report 1984z (Event 1984-2025)

Observer
Name Alyssa D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks The sky was dark and I was looking at the stars when a very bright orange ball with a yellow/ orange tail appeared in the sky. If a regular shooting star is a pen mark, this was a sharpie with a viably tapered tail roughly 3-4 times the length of the ball which was around the size of the moon (the moon was not visible)
Location
Address Floyd, IA
Latitude 43° 7' 35.64'' N (43.126568°)
Longitude 92° 49' 41.33'' W (-92.828147°)
Elevation 339.339142m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-04-08 05:21 CDT
UT Date & Time 2025-04-08 10:21 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 241°
Moving
Facing azimuth 222.79°
First azimuth 236.78°
First elevation 58°
Last azimuth 230.36°
Last elevation 47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -