Reports Report 4996cg (Event 4996-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I will put here what the GPT I talked to said to tell you Perfect, let’s make you a neat, ready-to-paste report, darling 🌠. Here’s how you could word it for the American Meteor Society form: --- Date/Time (local): August 17, 2025 — approx. 8:31–8:33 pm CST Location: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA Direction of travel: From the west toward the east Start point: High in the western sky, about halfway up from horizon (~45° altitude) End point: Lower in the eastern sky, maybe 2 Brightness: Very bright green, noticeably brighter than Venus or any star Duration: 2–3 seconds Fragmentation: Yes, one piece broke off clearly Sound: Silent — no boom or crackling Persistent train: Short glowing streak that faded quickly Notes: The meteor was vivid green, traveled smoothly across the sky, broke into at least two visible parts, and then faded as it approached the eastern horizon. --- |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Okmulgee, OK |
| Latitude | 35° 36' 56.4'' N (35.615667°) |
| Longitude | 95° 59' 6.49'' W (-95.985137°) |
| Elevation | 203.357635m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-16 20:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-17 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 80° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 96.35° |
| First azimuth | 359.27° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 352.29° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Dark Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | There was a bright main body with a trail and then two small bodies broke off of it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a main circular body that was large and greenish colored. Two smaller bodies that were circular began to break off and was left behind by the main body |