Fireball report

Reports Report 2075s (Event 2075-2025)

Observer
Name	Marina P
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	Remarks: this was the most unforgettable once in a lifetime moment and memory that I will cherish for the rest of my life. It looked like the sky tore open and exposed with orange and blue fire. There's no words for it really. I wish I could be better at explaining it, but I have never seen anything like this. Amazing.

Location
Address	Spokane Valley, WA
Latitude	47° 40' 26.52'' N (47.674032°)
Longitude	117° 16' 58.02'' W (-117.282782°)
Elevation	608.615662m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2025-04-12 02:10 PDT
UT Date & Time	2025-04-12 09:10 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	96°

Moving
Facing azimuth	180.03°
First azimuth	176.7°
First elevation	29°
Last azimuth	187.76°
Last elevation	25°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-17
Color	Light Blue, Orange, Yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I was driving south when it happened directly in front of me, in my windshield view. When it came into my vision there was a small flash / spark that caught my attention and I looked slightly to my left, after that initial spark / flash a tiny line started but so quickly became massive and so so bright, much brighter than the full moon tonight, as the bright blue grew I watched the front part of it go yellow and orange but the blue was still around it. It wasn't like you see in a lot of the pictures, it was a bit chaotic looking when the yellows and oranges started, like an eruption of fire with a massive blue tail. It was stunning, the sky was perfectly clear. I was hugging my steering wheel and followed it to the right of my vision. Mouth dropped open, and I started repeating what is that?! Even though I was alone. Afterwards I was in shock and since I was driving I didn't get to see if there was a trail remaining afterwards, I just saw the massive blue tail with the orange/ yellow ball. Most incredible memorizing thing I've ever seen.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

I was driving south when it happened directly in front of me, in my windshield view. When it came into my vision there was a small flash / spark that caught my attention and I looked slightly to my left, after that initial spark / flash a tiny line started but so quickly became massive and so so bright, much brighter than the full moon tonight, as the bright blue grew I watched the front part of it go yellow and orange but the blue was still around it. It wasn't like you see in a lot of the pictures, it was a bit chaotic looking when the yellows and oranges started, like an eruption of fire with a massive blue tail. It was stunning, the sky was perfectly clear. I was hugging my steering wheel and followed it to the right of my vision. Mouth dropped open, and I started repeating what is that?! Even though I was alone. Afterwards I was in shock and since I was driving I didn't get to see if there was a trail remaining afterwards, I just saw the massive blue tail with the orange/ yellow ball. Most incredible memorizing thing I've ever seen.

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-