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Observer
Name
Teri H
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
Just that I’m very confident about what I saw which was a brief streak of intense red. I described it as a fireball before I even knew there was such a thing as a fireball meteor so I’m very confident that is what I saw. And it disappeared. It lasted seconds but was brilliant.
Location
Address
Los Angeles, CA
Latitude
34° 7' 37.46'' N (34.127071°)
Longitude
118° 22' 51.57'' W (-118.380993°)
Elevation
288.878998m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-22 20:25 PDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-23 03:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
261°
Moving
Facing azimuth
273.16°
First azimuth
288.06°
First elevation
58°
Last azimuth
278.68°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-