This was an extremely cool sighting by a friend and I while wrapping up a dog walk, our buddy (who works in science) recommended we report it to this platform. Thanks for this cool log!
Location
Address
Moab, UT
Latitude
38° 32' 47.38'' N (38.546495°)
Longitude
109° 35' 35.19'' W (-109.593108°)
Elevation
1221.964722m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-03 18:05 MST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-04 01:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
265°
Moving
Facing azimuth
302.68°
First azimuth
327.97°
First elevation
13°
Last azimuth
282.53°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Yellow, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Saw this after catching sight of the object initially and tracking it along the horizon, I thought I was seeing a low-flying high speed jet at first until this flash/fragmentation. It was probably about 3-4 sec in to an approx 5 sec sighting.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragments immediately after flash, do not have a good memory of number of fragments or direction.
