American Meteor Society

Reports Report 8097aa (Event 8097-2025)

Observer
Name Richard B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I have a photo of the trail left behind.
Location
Address Sanford, FL
Latitude 28° 43' 47.57'' N (28.729881°)
Longitude 81° 17' 31.53'' W (-81.292091°)
Elevation 9.762673m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-11-08 06:15 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-11-08 11:15 UT
Duration >60s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 96°
Moving
Facing azimuth 360°
First azimuth 340.38°
First elevation 31°
Last azimuth 107.09°
Last elevation 28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Prolonged very low volume rumble, like a nasa rocket launch rumble at distance
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length -
Remarks A smoke trail was released behind the fireball and lingered in the air for well over 10 mins. Have pics of trail.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks First seen as two fireballs. Smaller fireball started to fragment a quarter of the way of my viewing. Larger fireball continued to fly and fragment along the way until I lost sight of it on the horizon.