Reports Report 531cg (Event 531-2020)

Observer
Name Seth C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I never saw it fully burn out. It went out of sight behind a tree ,but it was much smaller after breaking up. It could have reached the ground possibly.
Location
Address El Cajon, CA
Latitude 32° 47' 17.34'' N (32.78815°)
Longitude 116° 53' 41.63'' W (-116.894896°)
Elevation 232.620758m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-01-29 22:17 PST
UT Date & Time 2020-01-30 06:17 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 259°
Moving
Facing azimuth 233.4°
First azimuth 283.93°
First elevation 70°
Last azimuth 122.7°
Last elevation 57°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Pink, Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks It sounded like a burning log breaking when it broke apart
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 50°
Remarks A fire ball that broke into 5 or 6 smaller fireballs, then continued breaking apart leaving brief smaller dissipating darker smoke trails behind the breaking apart debris
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks A fire ball that broke into 5 or 6 smaller fireballs, then continued breaking apart leaving brief smaller dissipating darker smoke trails behind the breaking apart debris