| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jonathan K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I'm not sure if it fragmented. There were two distinct flashes, but the trajectory remained unchanged. I've seen a few meteor showers, a starlink train, and a long lasting rocket burn and it was definitely unique to any of those. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lakeland, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 57' 36.41'' N (27.960114°) |
| Longitude | 81° 54' 43.31'' W (-81.91203°) |
| Elevation | 71.652832m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-10-27 06:58 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-10-27 10:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 16.75° |
| First azimuth | 16.19° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 2.31° |
| Last elevation | 49° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw it come into view as a blue light it had a quick flash of bright blue/white then backbto steady blue and then another bright blue/white flash to steady blue and then burned out. I had time to tell my wife and kids to look up so maybe 3 seconds from first sight to burnnout. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |