Reports Report 7659e (Event 7659-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deana S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Biggest, brightest, closest to horizon, most impressive fireball in my 40 years watching the skies! Had a witness/co-worker observe as well. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 39' 47.3'' N (43.663139°) |
| Longitude | 70° 16' 8.87'' W (-70.26913°) |
| Elevation | 3.306063m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-11-03 00:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-11-03 05:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 272.54° |
| First azimuth | 296.01° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 252.1° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Red/green head, white tail. Extremely bright! |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Extremely bright white, thick tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |