Reports Report 4996af (Event 4996-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Neoma S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Im not sure if I answered all of the questions right, because i am knowledgeable in describing directions but not using your degree maps and such..Just to make things more clear, I saw what appeared to be lighting inside facing northeast, a few seconds after I saw the 'lightening' i saw something that appeared to be a basketball on fire come from that direction getting lower as it heads my direction..it was traveling from northeast to southwest..it appeared fairly close and startled me..the tail broke off 3 times over my neighbor's cow pasture, almost to the border of my property before it got more bright and evaporated, I did see a little smoke..the whole thing lasted about 3-5 seconds, from the time I saw the 'lightening' till the time it completely disappeared..hope this helps.. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Knoxville, AR |
| Latitude | 35° 21' 46.22'' N (35.36284°) |
| Longitude | 93° 22' 29.33'' W (-93.374815°) |
| Elevation | 112.510818m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-16 20:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-17 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 105° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 345° |
| First azimuth | 325° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 325° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | The tail started long and broke down 3 times |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It got brighter and then just disappeared after it's train broke off 3 times. |