I work outdoors at night and see a lot of meteors quite clearly because I work outside of the city in an area where we're required to have Amber lights because of the observatory. Ever since my first fireball experience I keep an eye out so I see them a bit more often and pay even more attention at the right times of year. however this one was at such a flat angle and moving slowly that it seems like it could be close enough to create a debris field near me. So I was looking up how to determine that and found your site.
Location
Address
El Cajon, CA
Latitude
32° 50' 32.51'' N (32.842365°)
Longitude
116° 52' 59.42'' W (-116.883172°)
Elevation
197.072449m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-12-08 18:05 PST
UT Date & Time
2025-12-09 02:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
93°
Moving
Facing azimuth
136.77°
First azimuth
130.74°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
139.2°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
7°
Remarks
It glowed and then the train seem to be darker than the surrounding sky may be smoke or debris
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A small flash preceded fragmentation
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object spread to less than twice as wide as the width of the train as it burnt out
