Reports Report 1015ae (Event 1015-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristian P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball was more vertical that the examples given. I would estimate it was traveling down at about 210 to 220 degrees. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alpine, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 50' 37.84'' N (32.843845°) |
| Longitude | 116° 47' 59.5'' W (-116.79986°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-14 19:44 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-15 02:44 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 113.09603° |
| First azimuth | 107.41738° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 101.06967° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White with yellow tail an |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It was a white fireball with a very long yellow train. It appeared to breaking into pieces and flaring brighter as it did. At the end of the event as it approached the horizon, there appeared to be 2 smaller, red colored redish colored pieces that briefly flared off from the main ball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was a white fireball with a very long yellow train. It appeared to breaking into pieces and flaring brighter as it did. At the end of the event as it approached the horizon, there appeared to be 2 smaller, red colored redish colored pieces that briefly flared off from the main ball. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |