I was driving East and don't know why I looked up at the sky. After my first impression that I saw a meteorite , I tried to justify that it may have been fireworks but it didn't make sense because of the angle and quick appearance /dissappearance.
Location
Address
Carlsbad, CA
Latitude
33° 7' 18.06'' N (33.121684°)
Longitude
117° 19' 22.26'' W (-117.32285°)
Elevation
19.79m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-02-24 12:41 PST
UT Date & Time
2018-02-24 20:41 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
236°
Moving
Facing azimuth
66.1°
First azimuth
64.22°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
66.3°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
I can't recall but it was as if the train appeared before the fireball.The fireball and train were the same bright blueish white and the ball flashed and dissappeared. The tail didn't seem long relative to the bright ball but my first thought was that I indeed saw a meteriote. I had never seen anything like this esp against a bright blue sky.
