American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3455di (Event 3455-2025)

Observer
Name Jeffrey Scott C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Rapidly moving very large ball of fire with a trailing tail of fire traveling unusually close to earth. Afterward there was a slight residual trail, much wider but similar to the condensation trail from an aircraft. Please feel free to reach out with further questions. Thank you for your work.Scott
Location
Address Dahlonega, GA
Latitude 34° 33' 46.7'' N (34.562972°)
Longitude 83° 57' 58.47'' W (-83.966242°)
Elevation 440.848511m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-06-26 12:23 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-06-26 16:23 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 100°
Moving
Facing azimuth 190.3°
First azimuth 156.45°
First elevation 27°
Last azimuth 187.47°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -