I happened to be looking right at the location that it had come in and saw the whole thing from start to finish. From tiny orange dot to giant blueish-green fireball. With zero light pollution up in the hills I was very lucky in this situation.
Location
Address
Rexburg, ID
Latitude
43° 47' 8.48'' N (43.785688°)
Longitude
111° 37' 28.88'' W (-111.624688°)
Elevation
1651.103271m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-05-03 21:29 MDT
UT Date & Time
2025-05-04 03:29 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
213°
Moving
Facing azimuth
30.49°
First azimuth
51.18°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
19.26°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
Quickly disintegrating white plume with small orange fragments
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I first saw it as orange but after a few seconds it changed to white then burst into light blueish-green lighting up everything
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Right at the end it looked away but just before it flashed white and disappeared there were orange bits shooting out.
