| Observer |
|
Name |
John W |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
My father and I witnessed this event as we were getting out of the car just behind Fillippi’s Pizza Grotto in Escondido CA |
| Location |
|
Address |
Escondido, CA |
|
Latitude |
33° 7' 19.38'' N (33.122049°)
|
|
Longitude |
117° 4' 57.2'' W (-117.082555°)
|
|
Elevation |
198.541m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-12-24 17:15 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-12-25 01:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
107° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
155° |
|
First azimuth |
150.65° |
|
First elevation |
55° |
|
Last azimuth |
185° |
|
Last elevation |
25° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-12 |
|
Color |
Green, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
25° |
|
Remarks |
Whitish Glowing trail |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Several Pieces broke off and trailed the main piece and extinguished just before the main fireball extinguished |
