| 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 |