| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Madi S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was so bright that I saw it out of the corner of my eye as I was driving through a residential area with streetlights and city glow. I’ve seen plenty of “shooting stars” in my life but this was brighter, more brilliant, and lasted longer than anything I’ve ever seen of this nature. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Smithfield, UT |
| Latitude | 41° 49' 41.13'' N (41.828093°) |
| Longitude | 111° 49' 28.31'' W (-111.82453°) |
| Elevation | 1398.095825m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-10-28 23:49 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-10-29 05:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 188° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 24.8° |
| First azimuth | 31.67° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 13.13° |
| Last elevation | 51° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | It looked like when a beam of blue light is shined through thick fog. It was cloudy and started really bright (not as bright as the fireball) and over the next 3 seconds it blended back in with the darkness of the sky, fading into a darker blue until it was gone. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |