The ball was actually fire and the flames were trailing the ball, not like a smoke trail more like hair being blown by wind opposite the direction of the fall. It fell behind the San Jacinto Mountains.
Location
Address
Palm Springs, CA
Latitude
33° 50' 42.01'' N (33.845003°)
Longitude
116° 32' 6.12'' W (-116.535032°)
Elevation
160.174m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-24 17:20 PST
UT Date & Time
2017-12-25 01:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
129°
Moving
Facing azimuth
204.62°
First azimuth
201.89°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
220.03°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After it came from behind the cloud maybe 2 sec. a smaller fragment broke off and followed the larger ball!
