Reports Report 3648ap (Event 3648-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eduardo R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | 2 aircraft were coming in from the ocean flight path (SW/NE) with their nav lights on when this object appeared. At first I thought it part of the traffic but it didn't deviate (W/E) and the speed difference was notable. Very odd sighting as the fireball was slow compared to others I have seen, parallel to the horizon plus the amount of smoke was also considerable. I thought maybe an aircraft was on fire but it would have exploded immediately with the amount of glowing I saw. In all, the sighting lasted, for me, approx. 16 seconds. It disappeared from my sight before any disintegration observed. Unbelievable. I've had to observe air traffic the past couple of weeks just to confirm what I feel I saw was a fireball but the amount of smoke confirms it most for me. Fascinating indeed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 43' 26'' N (33.72389°) |
| Longitude | 118° 18' 55.35'' W (-118.315376°) |
| Elevation | 116.004951m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-07-25 21:25 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-07-26 04:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 268° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 204.9° |
| First azimuth | 254.96° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 121.67° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Lots of smoke from head of fireball, trail slowly dissipated, not glowing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation was from around head of fireball, contained to that area. Very small light trail but very smoky. |