Reports Report 7517ac (Event 7517-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Benjamin K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I wish I had more detail, but what a cool thing to see! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stamford, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 56' 50.84'' N (32.947456°) |
| Longitude | 99° 48' 4.36'' W (-99.80121°) |
| Elevation | 492.15448m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-10-31 19:45 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-11-01 00:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 106° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 308.54° |
| First azimuth | 300.7° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 328.55° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard a pop roughly associated with it first bursting into flame, and some other pops as it flew and pieces broke off. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I would assume that all sounds I heard were somewhat delayed. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a piece break off, smaller than the primary fireball, and fade out relatively quickly. At least one other fragment came off, but I think there were several that came off within a short period (after the first). |