Reports Report 3979l (Event 3979-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was bright enough to be seen initially through Oleander bushes and continued just above the house behind ours, then it passed between treelines which was a fully open unobstructed view. This was the absolute largest and closest streak I've ever seen. The trail took at least 10 seconds to dissipate. I continued to watch to see if it reappeared past the tree line going from Right to Left, which is a NW to SE direction, and it was STILL GOING STRONG! I saw it reappear for another few seconds and watched the trail dissipate. I immediately told my wife and went to see what time it was and it was 2:23am PST, then I went online and investigated and decided to file this sighting. I'm not positive this was a meteor or a burning up rocket, as I found there was a Space X data link launch at 7pm'ish PST from Vandenburg. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Vacaville, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 21' 19.48'' N (38.355412°) |
| Longitude | 122° 0' 16.37'' W (-122.004548°) |
| Elevation | 63.796829m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-07-15 02:22 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-07-15 09:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 271° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 257.07° |
| First azimuth | 265.76° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 198.27° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 12s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Looked like a glowing train lasting a good 10-12 seconds, but it continued past a row of trees and reappeared at the left side of the trees.... kind of looked like a burning up rocket, but didn't find any reports of any tonight, so thought this is correct. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |