Reports Report 4063cr (Event 4063-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nick H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Was definitely a meteor. Seen plenty of shooting stars and a few meteor showers. This was much different and was terrifying to see. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chino Hills, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 4' 51.47'' N (34.080965°) |
| Longitude | 117° 43' 58.08'' W (-117.7328°) |
| Elevation | 307.231995m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-07-28 23:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-07-29 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 235° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 94.13° |
| First azimuth | 98.83° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 80.04° |
| Last elevation | 48° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Glowing that lasted a few seconds that disappeared following the object. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Flash was extremely bright. Almost looked like lightning. And the object broke up a few seconds from falling through the atmosphere. And those fragments took a couple seconds to disintegrate. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above |