Reports Report 5612aw (Event 5612-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen shooting stars and meteor showers, and this was nothing like that. It was the brightest, widest, most colorfully magnificent thing I've ever seen in the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Indianapolis, IN |
| Latitude | 39° 53' 43.27'' N (39.895354°) |
| Longitude | 86° 15' 12.12'' W (-86.253367°) |
| Elevation | 261.898956m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-07 00:22 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-07 04:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 178° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 176° |
| First azimuth | 176° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 176° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Purple, Pink, Dark Blue, Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | Super bright glowing train. The train was extremely bright white, then turned blue, then a purple pink |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like small defensive flares from a plane during the entire white portion of the train |