Reports Report 6977d (Event 6977-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Date & Time (local): October 16, 2025, ~11:00 PM Location: Casa Grande, Arizona (near Maricopa area) Direction: Northwest Angle of movement: Coming downward from the sky toward the horizon Brightness: Bright fireball Color: Red/orange Sound: None Fragmentation / tail: Steady tail, no fragments, no ground flash Duration: ~3 seconds Trail: No persistent trail Weather / visibility: Clear sky Additional notes: Other witnesses in the Maricopa/Phoenix area posted videos of the same event on social media. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Casa Grande, AZ |
| Latitude | 32° 53' 44.73'' N (32.895757°) |
| Longitude | 111° 46' 33.3'' W (-111.775917°) |
| Elevation | 420.448669m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-10-16 23:00 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-10-17 06:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 221° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |