Reports Report 4500a (Event 4500-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kathlyn Anne N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | A month or two ago, in the same area, I saw similar lights, or fireballs. These were smaller however and there were two together . They traveled for at least 3 seconds horizontally aligned to the ground or horizon and not far above the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mission Viejo, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 33' 57.38'' N (33.565939°) |
| Longitude | 117° 39' 57.02'' W (-117.665839°) |
| Elevation | 133.684m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-18 18:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-19 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 154° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 176° |
| First azimuth | 247.1° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 164.49° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It almost seemed like a sudden lighting up, like how a sparkler suddenly goes. And then it was smooth falling light ball for a second and then it kind of popped and fizzled, and sparked into smaller pieces of falling lights like sparks. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The light was smooth and cohesive like a bright white orb for its initial fall or "entrance". It seemed like it was right in front of me. I was on the second floor balcony. Then it broke into two or three smaller pieces fast sparking their own fuses or lights that fizzled out like small trails of sparks. Then they all disappeared. |