Reports Report 1902d (Event 1902-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Never saw anything like this before. It was not an aircraft...had no red lights, for instance. It was slower than I expected from a fireball, but having looked up all other possibilities, I can only think it was a fireball. It had a beginning, and sputtered out while still in the sky while aloft, and then there was a definite end of the light. It was a largish sphere, looking perhaps as large as the moon but not as bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Big River, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 10' 13.58'' N (34.170439°) |
| Longitude | 114° 22' 12.66'' W (-114.370183°) |
| Elevation | 199.206116m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-12 19:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-13 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 61.34° |
| First azimuth | 22.21° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 100.37° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |