Reports Report 3429bj (Event 3429-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brad M |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | I witnessed the Bolide-class Fireball with the naked eye while outside in my yard in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania at 02:26:51 AM EDT on June 25, 2025. I had just finished adjusting my astrophotography equipment and was preparing to head inside. Before doing so, I checked my phone due to an alert about the International Space Station being near the horizon. While scanning the sky for it, the fireball event suddenly appeared. It streaked across a large portion of the sky, producing approximately four terminal flashes, each growing in intensity, with the final flash being an explosive detonation that lit up the entire sky and cast strong shadows. Fragmentation was visible during and between these flashes. After witnessing the event, I immediately checked my front porch security camera, which successfully captured the fireball. |
| Photo |
|---|
|
| Video |
|---|
|
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tamaqua, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 47' 55.8'' N (40.798833°) |
| Longitude | 75° 58' 24.51'' W (-75.973476°) |
| Elevation | 273.465973m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-06-25 02:26 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-06-25 06:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 232° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 73.33° |
| First azimuth | 89.81° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 63.46° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Bright glowing trail that lingered a few seconds, gradually faded. It may have left a light smoke trail or glowing ionized path. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I observed about four distinct terminal flashes along the fireball's path. Each flash grew progressively brighter. The final flash was an intense detonation that lit up the entire sky, casting strong shadows and marking the end of the event. The earlier flashes looked like explosive bursts spaced along the trajectory, but the last one was clearly a final, powerful explosion. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | With each flash, I could see the fireball shedding material or breaking apart slightly. Fragmentation became more pronounced with each successive burst, culminating in the final explosive detonation that seemed to fully break it up before it disappeared. |