Reports Report 7646a (Event 7646-2023)

Observer
Name Stephen L
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address San Jose, CA
Latitude 37° 16' 4.51'' N (37.267919°)
Longitude 121° 50' 58.44'' W (-121.849567°)
Elevation 47.751186m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-12-06 03:21 PST
UT Date & Time 2023-12-06 11:21 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 242°
Moving
Facing azimuth 250°
First azimuth 250°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 220°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Broken pieces
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I was briefly outside just after 3:00 a.m. in the morning looking at the southern Sky when a bright fireball apparently entered the atmosphere and exploded the whole thing only took about 2 seconds and there was a cascading waterfall of debris for about a second. It was an amazing sight.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -