Reports Report 3970b (Event 3970-2024)

Observer
Name E F
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks The tail while it was still burning was 10°. Like a fat strand stripe. I thought it might be a plane on fire at first. It was in a place planes commonly fly here.
Location
Address Los Angeles, CA
Latitude 34° 12' 21.29'' N (34.205915°)
Longitude 118° 39' 5.85'' W (-118.651626°)
Elevation 335.409363m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-08-04 00:27 PDT
UT Date & Time 2024-08-04 07:27 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 284°
Moving
Facing azimuth 246.7°
First azimuth 280.11°
First elevation 26°
Last azimuth 242.87°
Last elevation 37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length
Remarks Like a faint whitish wisp
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -