Fireball report

Reports Report 2805gk (Event 2805-2020)

Observer
Name	Ryan B
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Meadow Valley, CA
Latitude	39° 57' 12.25'' N (39.953402°)
Longitude	121° 8' 36.72'' W (-121.143532°)
Elevation	1761m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-06-10 20:50 PDT
UT Date & Time	2020-06-11 03:50 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	158°

Moving
Facing azimuth	258.89°
First azimuth	256.28°
First elevation	81°
Last azimuth	263.34°
Last elevation	17°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-13
Color	Light Yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Sonic boom, several minutes later

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	99.99s
Length	15°
Remarks	Glowing trail for 2-3 seconds, smoke trail visible for at least 2 minutes.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Terminal fragmentation along trajectory and at steeper downward trajectory. Got brighter at fragmentation but not really a big flash like an explosion.

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