I was driving my car when this happened so locations of trajectory were noted as best as I could note. The observation was made from a car doing a rolling stop at a stop sign and accelerating at an even pace (going roughly 5-20mph during time of observation).
Location
Address
Thousand Oaks, CA
Latitude
34° 10' 33.64'' N (34.176011°)
Longitude
118° 56' 43.17'' W (-118.945324°)
Elevation
204.220947m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-10 19:34 PST
UT Date & Time
2026-01-11 03:34 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
148°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270.49°
First azimuth
287.3°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
306.51°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After a certain point, at roughly 17 degrees above the horizon, the fireball began to fragment and fully dissipated at roughly 10-13 degrees above the horizon
