Fireball report

Reports Report 954ai (Event 954-2025)

Observer
Name	James H
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Buena Park, CA
Latitude	33° 51' 13.47'' N (33.853741°)
Longitude	118° 1' 17.16'' W (-118.021433°)
Elevation	16.032053m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2025-02-16 03:00 PST
UT Date & Time	2025-02-16 11:00 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	256°

Moving
Facing azimuth	100°
First azimuth	115°
First elevation	47°
Last azimuth	90°
Last elevation	17°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-10
Color	Light Blue, Light Green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2s
Length	30°
Remarks	It was more of a glowing train while the fire ball still visible which look like a bright orb. As the fireball reached the point before it disappeared it flashed in quickly and the train disappeared almost immediately.

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The fireball dim to about 50% then appeared as two flash and disappeared.

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