Reports Report 2743q (Event 2743-2025)

Observer
Name Steph B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was looking up at Ursa Major at about 23:59pm PST and looked to the right of it hoping for shooting stars. Then I saw a very bright blue light falling from the sky. Way bigger than shooting stars. I’d never seen anything like it. I came searching what it could be and Reddit said to report it here. It looks like the pictures you have identifying a fireball
Location
Address Foster City, CA
Latitude 37° 32' 40.48'' N (37.544579°)
Longitude 122° 15' 48.92'' W (-122.263588°)
Elevation 1.936997m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-05-20 00:00 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-05-20 07:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 247°
Moving
Facing azimuth 15°
First azimuth 15°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Blue, Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 20°
Remarks It looked like it was also glowing and bright. Attached to the ball of glowing light and trailing behind
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -