Please find this meteor! It is my biggest regret that my security camera was aimed about 20 feet too low to catch it!
Location
Address
Wetumpka, AL
Latitude
32° 29' 32.81'' N (32.492448°)
Longitude
86° 12' 24.74'' W (-86.206872°)
Elevation
98.24337m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-05 18:55 CST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-06 00:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
40.29°
First azimuth
25.88°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
65.22°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was playing basketball at night with my son and turned around and saw this fireball to the northeast over my house. It would have been at 6:55pm or within a minute. I snapped a screenshot on my phone right after to save the time. This was the coolest thing I have ever seen! It looked nearly as big as the moon and very close and low altitude. It was like 1000x better than any shooting star I have seen. It looked like a firework almost. As I remember, the tail end appeared to be more wavy or sparkly than anything I can find a photo of online. It was not just a perfectly straight line. I do not believe I heard anything but I was totally caught off guard and immediately spoke two 4 letter words upon seeing the fireball. I'm not an experienced sky watcher but I believe this was a once in a lifetime event and I do not see any pictures online that are as spectacular as this was in person.
