| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Olivia V |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | No, just reporting what i saw. I was a beautiful vision. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Newport Beach, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 35' 35.89'' N (33.593304°) |
| Longitude | 117° 52' 25.7'' W (-117.873805°) |
| Elevation | 3.493364m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-12-07 20:45 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-12-08 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 45° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | It was blue, purple, red, green, orange, hint of red and white. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Whistle and crackles |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | First heard whistle sound then i looked up and said to my son look 1.5 sec. Fireball trail 2 sec, sparkles 1.5 sec |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 90° |
| Remarks | It started as a smoke trail with a fireball of mixed colors, then glittered. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It glittered or sparkled |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Trail with fireball at end the center part disappeared. |