Reports Report 9918pa (Event 9918-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Curt H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | No tail observed, which I found odd, but it was dropping very fast which got my attention. Very clear dark sky 4 degree F temp. Then the bright flash/fragmentation and change to bright red frag no longer dropping straight down but almost parallel to the ground and moved 5 degrees higher before going dark. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Taylor Mill, KY |
| Latitude | 38° 59' 58.37'' N (38.999548°) |
| Longitude | 84° 30' 18.05'' W (-84.505014°) |
| Elevation | 248.878448m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-14 21:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-15 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 187° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 165° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 170° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Yellow Orange Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Thats when it flashed and turned red. Red frag change direction to going up 5 degrees from flash and more E at bearing 155 degrees. And instead of going straight down, it changed to moving away from me . A near 90 degree change. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I just did above |