Reports Report 4981b (Event 4981-2025)

Observer
Name Ben C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen.
Photo
Location
Address Port Orford, OR
Latitude 42° 40' 32.03'' N (42.675564°)
Longitude 124° 22' 38.31'' W (-124.377307°)
Elevation 659.893005m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-08-13 22:00 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-08-14 05:00 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle
Moving
Facing azimuth 252.13°
First azimuth 270.75°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 63.14°
Last elevation 90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Blue, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks The bolide streaked almost directly overhead going behind where we were looking an heard some faint booms after it had all but disappeared.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It started as a small almost fireworklike object and then fragmented all the way across the sky into multiple pieces like it blew up on impact of the atmosphere.