I live very near an airport and am used to observing the sky and air traffic - large and small planes and helicopters. This was very very different from anything I've seen. Was def not aircraft related. Happened around dusk, but the light of the fireball was very obvious.
Location
Address
Burbank, CA
Latitude
34° 11' 8.11'' N (34.185586°)
Longitude
118° 20' 13.07'' W (-118.336964°)
Elevation
189.614m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-09-17 19:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2017-09-18 02:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
268°
Moving
Facing azimuth
211.94°
First azimuth
228.35°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
217.48°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Light Blue, Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
started as a bright ball with tail, then the fireball fragmented leaving sparkling debris in the tail, then fireball became solid again and sputtered out.
