| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brianna C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I heard a boom after looking up to see a two lights, one was an airplane in decent over La Mesa headed towards San Diego’s airport and it looked like it was being chased by a rocket or jet at first, then the plane turned towards the airfield and the fireball looked like it was headed towards Miramar then went out just below the power lines. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | La Mesa, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 45' 58.92'' N (32.766367°) |
| Longitude | 117° 1' 6.47'' W (-117.018465°) |
| Elevation | 169.567749m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-13 19:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-14 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 231° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 4.96° |
| First azimuth | 170.03° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 354.65° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard a boom after looking up |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |