The ball of fire looked about 2 feet in diameter, which makes me think it must have been many times bigger than that actually. The tail behind it looked about10 feet long. What an experience!
Location
Address
Sonora, CA
Latitude
37° 57' 35.15'' N (37.959764°)
Longitude
120° 18' 40.76'' W (-120.311322°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-10-14 22:40 PDT
UT Date & Time
2011-10-15 05:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
80.93756°
First azimuth
82.44404°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
79.17023°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
blue on inside yellow and
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
Nothing heard.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
A HUGE ball of fire came down from the sky, with a tail of yellow behind it. I smelled smoke shortly after. It went behind a mountain, so I couldn't see it land. I bet it landed in Nevada somewhere.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
A BIG ball of fire coming down from the sky. Either straight down, or down at an arc going away from me. It had a VERY long tail. The colors I saw mostly were yellow and orange. It lit up the sky. I have NEVER seen anything like it! AMAZING!
