Reports Report 4981a (Event 4981-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like this, but it is similar to videos I saw of the Peekskill Meteorite from Oct. 1992, which also had a horizontal angle and a lot of fragmentation. I would say that what we saw was at least three times bigger than the Peekskill Meteorite. I am not sure of the time... it may have been later than I thought. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kneeland, CA |
| Latitude | 40° 40' 4.02'' N (40.667782°) |
| Longitude | 123° 50' 39.88'' W (-123.844411°) |
| Elevation | 263.00174m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-13 21:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-14 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 325° |
| First azimuth | 310° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 5° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a very long trail with dozens of flashing white sparks shooting back from the front edge of the meteor |