We were driving by an air strip at the time and for a moment we thought it was a plane on fire! We didn’t know what we were seeing. It was unsettling at first but once we realized it was some kind of meteor and saw it burning out we were just in awe. Very cool and exciting.
Location
Address
Corcoran, CA
Latitude
36° 5' 25.12'' N (36.09031°)
Longitude
119° 32' 35.28'' W (-119.543132°)
Elevation
58.414185m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-01-28 22:00 PST
UT Date & Time
2024-01-29 06:00 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
234.05°
First azimuth
251.69°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
210.36°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Started as one large bright orange ball, then seemed to spread out before dimming into a single, smaller yellowish white ball with a tail then disappeared
