Reports Report 5193eu (Event 5193-2025)

Observer
Name Ronae L
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks I've never seen anything like this in my 38 years of life. I watch the sky a lot and feel so greatly privileged that I was able to witness such beauty. I really want to know what it was if someone could please let me know . Thank you so much
Location
Address Clovis, CA
Latitude 36° 49' 30.88'' N (36.825244°)
Longitude 119° 41' 58.64'' W (-119.699622°)
Elevation 110.751663m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-08-21 19:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-08-22 02:30 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 272.94°
First azimuth 278.38°
First elevation 49°
Last azimuth 88.36°
Last elevation 36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Purple, Pink, Dark Blue, Blue, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I looked up as I was walking out of hotel lobby when I seen what I thought was a joke at first but noticed afterwards it wasn't and it was real. I big huge ball with a big trail that was pink and purple the ball was orange yellow huge not like anything I've ever seen. This was not a normal shooting star. The time of day was on the evening not all the way dark, still very lit outside. Even more the time of day it was caught me off guard.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was a tail of purple and pink like someone took and switched paint from a paint brush