Reports Report 6850f (Event 6850-2025)

Observer
Name Christina D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Being in central Florida, it’s possible this was a rocket. However it did not travel eastward, and my initial search of scheduled launches said there were none at the time I observed this event.
Location
Address Winter Park, FL
Latitude 28° 37' 58.92'' N (28.633033°)
Longitude 81° 16' 14.57'' W (-81.270715°)
Elevation 20.770247m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-10-13 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2025-10-14 02:00 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 290°
Moving
Facing azimuth 28°
First azimuth 29°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 24°
Last elevation 52°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The trail became more green-white and narrower, the front seemed to get brighter and slightly larger right before the trail vanished and the center expanded slightly then seemed to spread out briefly before disappearing.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -