Reports Report 5950h (Event 5950-2025)

Observer
Name Levi C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It appears like it was falling over western north carolina and felt very close
Location
Address Swannanoa, NC
Latitude 35° 35' 45.61'' N (35.596004°)
Longitude 82° 23' 21.41'' W (-82.389281°)
Elevation 703.983154m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-09-17 21:37 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-09-18 01:37 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 233°
Moving
Facing azimuth 44.16°
First azimuth 56.01°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 29.91°
Last elevation 24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 20°
Remarks fire trail and appeared to abruptly end
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks it appeared to break after 1.5 seconds of being extremely visible but was still visible for ~1 second after fragmentation (without as much light)