It caught me off guard, but was very beautiful. I have never seen anything like this. At first I thought it was a falling star trailing across and down the night sky and then it got extremely bright and lit up the backyard. It was very impressive.
Location
Address
Yucaipa, CA
Latitude
34° 2' 29.82'' N (34.041616°)
Longitude
117° 0' 39.48'' W (-117.010968°)
Elevation
996.402161m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-12-07 21:14 PST
UT Date & Time
2012-12-08 05:14 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
170.86°
First azimuth
149.11°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
187.13°
Last elevation
39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Green, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
A trail behind the ball. The trail was a whitish color and it seemed to twinkle pinkish before becoming extremely bright to a bright green.
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
glowing broken debirs and possible smoke
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
Don't know if it was an explosion, but it got extremely bright just before disappearing behind the hills. It actually lit up the backyard. it was very impressive.
Fragmentation
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
A trail behind the ball. The trail was a whitish color and it seemed to twinkle pinkish before becoming extremely bright to a bright green.
