I sell flying toys at night. As a result I've seen three fireballs over the last couple years
Location
Address
Ventura, CA
Latitude
34° 15' 37.68'' N (34.260466°)
Longitude
119° 13' 56.09'' W (-119.232247°)
Elevation
38.874m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-03-03 21:30 PST
UT Date & Time
2017-03-04 05:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
160°
Moving
Facing azimuth
115.87°
First azimuth
97.61°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
115.54°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Blue, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw the fireball high above the horizon. As I was about halfway down it became very bright all of a sudden, and then it gradually lost brightness and went from being white to yellow color. The initial colors were a light yellow and blue. Towards the end it was a true yellow
