Reports Report 3979c (Event 3979-2025)

Observer
Name Ka’imi H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was beautiful
Location
Address Fresno, CA
Latitude 36° 45' 34.07'' N (36.759465°)
Longitude 119° 49' 51.38'' W (-119.83094°)
Elevation 87.661758m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-07-15 02:20 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-07-15 09:20 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 268°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 51.47°
First elevation 38°
Last azimuth 353.46°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 45s
Length 10°
Remarks Glowing orange train long streak
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The fireball trailed with a long tail for a while, almost a minute as we drove south on Tyne Highway. The metro seemed to fall apart as the tail slowly disappeared off in the southwest sky