the fireball and tail appeared very symmetrical like it was a digital projection and not real. it travelled relatively slow across the sky beginning beneath leo and disappearing somewhere near to and beneath the handle of the big dipper.
Location
Address
san jose del cabo (MX)
Latitude
23° 5' 35.64'' N (23.093233°)
Longitude
109° 34' 48.61'' W (-109.580169°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-03-10 19:15 PST
UT Date & Time
2012-03-11 02:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
78.4075°
First azimuth
91.90865°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
15.15396°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
yellow, blue, green and w
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I can\'t remember exactly hearing anything but every time I describe the phenomenon to anyone i say that it appeared out of nowhere, and the tail grew behind it, whoosh!! maybe I did hear something but can\'t be sure.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
the train looked more like the tail on a comet. it was approximately 10 degrees long w/ a symmetrical fan shape and as wide as the head of the fireball both approximately 3 degrees. the color of both the head and tail were mainly yellow outlined in blue and green w/ some white. the head was shooting off particles colored black to translucent brown.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
the fireball first appeared as if it came out of a slice in the sky and the tail grew behind it. there was no flash it just appeared. I was looking directly at the general area when it appeared. I was looking at mars directly above and to the right of where it first appeared. I immediately saw it and followed it across the sky.
