American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5310u (Event 5310-2025)

Observer
Name Justin M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Its not like anything I've seen before.
Location
Address Hamburg, IA
Latitude 40° 30' 56.72'' N (40.515755°)
Longitude 95° 36' 13.25'' W (-95.603681°)
Elevation 276.31839m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-08-25 05:45 CDT
UT Date & Time 2025-08-25 10:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 241°
Moving
Facing azimuth 355.14°
First azimuth 12.92°
First elevation 69°
Last azimuth 354.4°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Green, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I was driving south on i29 just north of hamburge iowa when I saw a shooting star, but it was twice as bright and lasted longer than a normal shooting star. It changed colors as it came down.. it went through some fog as it neared the ground and dimmed in brightness then got bright again before it went behind the trees