Reports Report 5193aa (Event 5193-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I heard a small child in the neighboring field yell “look mom, an alien!” And that’s what initially got my attention. We live near an airport, so I thought it was silly as we’re used to seeing various aircraft taking off and landing every day. I looked up to see it and it was about 10x brighter and bigger than any plane I’ve ever seen in all my time living here and it wasn’t even going the correct direction (not to mention it was trailing fire). And now all the wildlife around are startled. What a sight to behold! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Latitude | 35° 13' 25.02'' N (35.223618°) |
| Longitude | 120° 39' 6.93'' W (-120.651926°) |
| Elevation | 44.511719m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-21 20:12 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-22 03:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 113° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 47.33° |
| First azimuth | 17.42° |
| First elevation | 54° |
| Last azimuth | 72.21° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very soft and low distant whoosh |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think maybe a soft thunder? But low |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 11° |
| Remarks | Light yellow crackly sparkly thin streak |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |