Reports Report 231b (Event 231-2015)

Observer
Name david p
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks i was on my balcony between aprox. 1130pm-1230am on eve of jan 24 2015 i think,and a fireball-much bigger than a shooting star shot across the sky from behind me from the south and going north(directly parallel to 11th St). It looked white but with pink and green on the edges.I thought it might be a roman candle but there was only one fireball and there are no tall buildings behind me from which a roman candle could be fired from.Also this fireball rapidly shrank in size as it disappeared.It was bigger than any shooting star ive seen or roman candle.No noise or smoke could be seen. I dont know what i saw exactly but if it was a meteorite it was amazing.
Location
Address Santa Monica, CA
Latitude 34° 1' 27.36'' N (34.024266°)
Longitude 118° 29' 21.41'' W (-118.48928°)
Elevation 41.50285m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-01-24 23:59 PST
UT Date & Time 2015-01-25 07:59 UT
Duration <1s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 96°
Moving
Facing azimuth 316.29°
First azimuth 317.22°
First elevation 28°
Last azimuth 315.61°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Pink, Green, , White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -