This fireball crossed the flight path of two aircraft. I had first thought it was another airplane, but it was much larger and covered the lights of the airplanes.
Location
Address
Plumas Lake, CA
Latitude
39° 1' 14.62'' N (39.020727°)
Longitude
121° 33' 28.86'' W (-121.558018°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-06-25 22:20 PDT
UT Date & Time
2011-06-26 05:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
13.58531°
First azimuth
21.18776°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
10.91676°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, white, green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-1°
Remarks
Looked like smoke. Not quite like a comtrail. There were also chunks coming off the fireball that were larger than stars but only a fraction of the size of the fireball, itself. They had smokey trains too.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
There was one large chunk that came off and several smaller pieces. It seemed to be breaking apart like it was exploding from the rear.
