Reports Report 2448c (Event 2448-2025)

Observer
Name Sydney M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It almost looked like a big bright white and glowing firework that appeared out of nowhere above me, it was absolutely breath taking and happened so fast no one else saw it, one of my favorite and most beautiful sightings in life thus far
Location
Address Fairplay, CO
Latitude 39° 13' 56.32'' N (39.232312°)
Longitude 106° 2' 51.7'' W (-106.047695°)
Elevation 3129.771484m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-05-03 23:20 MDT
UT Date & Time 2025-05-04 05:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 258°
Moving
Facing azimuth 228.16°
First azimuth 259.49°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 215.97°
Last elevation 61°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 99.99°
Remarks It looked like 6-8 small bright sparkling stars behind one big bright star with a faint glowing mist behind it
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -