I witnessed a small fireball fall from the sky. This was in Hobbs, NM at approx 7:31 PM mountain time on 9/21/25. It was in the southeast part of the sky and appeared to be traveling northeast. The central fireball was surrounded by several smaller dimmer fragments. The smaller fragments are not visible in the photo I provided. I have a few more photos of the fireball as it faded.
Photo
Location
Address
Hobbs, NM
Latitude
32° 43' 19.18'' N (32.721995°)
Longitude
103° 7' 24.28'' W (-103.123412°)
Elevation
1104.534424m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-21 19:31 MDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-22 01:31 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
114.34°
First azimuth
123.72°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
96.02°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
Green, Red, White
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
There was a central fireball surrounded by several other smaller dimmer streaks of light.
