Reports Report 5042d (Event 5042-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Işık G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I believe it was a bolid. It was big, bright and was very close. I saw it on the other side of the sea, probably it was on Asian side of Istanbul. Above Maltepe-Güzelyalı districts. It was awesome. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , Yalova (TR) |
| Latitude | 40° 40' 39.5'' N (40.677639°) |
| Longitude | 29° 21' 0.67'' E (29.350186°) |
| Elevation | 5.672234m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-16 02:10 3 time zones |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-15 23:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 335.99° |
| First azimuth | 326.38° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 338.55° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About 1-2 minutes later, I heard a whistling sound. It lasted 3-4 seconds. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It moved across the sky like a long, glowing trail, flickering like a spark as it went, and it ended with a bright terminal flash and fragmented. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It popped like a small explosion. Then I saw it kinda fragmented but weather was cloudy, so not sure %100. |