Reports Report 9918k (Event 9918-2025)

Observer
Name Colin D
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks When the event entered my field of vision it appeared as a red glowing dot surrounded by a deep blue tail and lasted only about a second or two before appearing to break apart and fade entirely over the course of about another second or so
Location
Address Indianapolis, IN
Latitude 39° 46' 2.48'' N (39.767356°)
Longitude 86° 19' 43.9'' W (-86.32886°)
Elevation 244.877853m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-12-14 20:26 EST
UT Date & Time 2025-12-15 01:26 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 240°
Moving
Facing azimuth 276.9°
First azimuth 319.22°
First elevation 70°
Last azimuth 273.81°
Last elevation 48°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked as if the red particles in tue middle broke into around 3 smaller pieces and the blue coloring fades shortly after that followed by the red less than a seocond later