Fireball report

Reports Report 978a (Event 978-2017)

Observer
Name	Johnson J
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Costa Mesa, CA
Latitude	33° 41' 33.9'' N (33.692749°)
Longitude	117° 52' 28.23'' W (-117.874509°)
Elevation	11.403m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2017-03-13 20:44 PDT
UT Date & Time	2017-03-14 03:44 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	140°

Moving
Facing azimuth	5.78°
First azimuth	4.1°
First elevation	28°
Last azimuth	9.26°
Last elevation	27°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-4
Color	Blue, Light Blue, Green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	All I saw was the flash. The day was cloudy, in fact, it was very foggy. So all I saw was the flash of the explosion. It lit up the entire sky. My lights in the parking lot went out oddly enough. I thought it must have been a transformer. But the entire sky lit up. Above the buildings and flashed twice. No boom and no sounds. Looked exactly like the one in February in Michigan. Same colors and flashing sequence.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

All I saw was the flash. The day was cloudy, in fact, it was very foggy. So all I saw was the flash of the explosion. It lit up the entire sky. My lights in the parking lot went out oddly enough. I thought it must have been a transformer. But the entire sky lit up. Above the buildings and flashed twice. No boom and no sounds. Looked exactly like the one in February in Michigan. Same colors and flashing sequence.

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-