Reports Report 3448j (Event 3448-2025)

Observer
Name Janelle S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Was very large and traveling fast, and lower on the horizon. We thought it was some type of craft/drone, but disappeared. We then thought maybe a shooting star, but it was too large and way too close to the horizon for that to make sense
Location
Address Lincoln, NE
Latitude 40° 47' 24.38'' N (40.790106°)
Longitude 96° 40' 50.39'' W (-96.680663°)
Elevation 372.267578m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-06-25 22:20 CDT
UT Date & Time 2025-06-26 03:20 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 260°
Moving
Facing azimuth 84.69°
First azimuth 111.99°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 76.02°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Purple, Pink, Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was moving so quickly I thought it was sometime of airplane/craft — when traveling in a downward direction, it reached a point where it just “burst” a relatively small flash of light then disappeared entirely
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Long trail behind it when traveling downwards. Was white-ish green in color