Reports Report 3518c (Event 3518-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Preston S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was moving slower than any meteor I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen a few fireballs or large meteors, and this was not much like them. Perhaps it was just the angle of descent in the sky, but it left me baffled. If I had pointed my finger and followed its fall, it would have traversed no more than maybe 5 degrees per second over its 7-8 second visibility time. And that was its left to right movement. It was a very shallow angle of decent. I considered an exploding rocket or satellite, but the west to northwest direction of its decent ruled out most rockets, and I can’t find news about a crashed satellite or rocket so I decided to report it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bryan, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 37' 52.49'' N (30.631246°) |
| Longitude | 96° 24' 11.48'' W (-96.40319°) |
| Elevation | 99.154213m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-06-27 00:07 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-06-27 05:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 277.99° |
| First azimuth | 357.46° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 0.69° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke apart into multiple pieces, the smaller of which slowed and fizzled out as the larger body and pieces continued. It produced an effect like sparks from a metal grinder as it fragmented, but there was no explosion, and it all faded out |