I definitely saw a fireball from the Eta Aquariids based on time and color. I was standing at Carlton Peterson park in Diamond Bar Looking towards Pomona and it appeared above the direction which is where Elephant Hill is located. Possibly 1 +0.1-0.2 seconds in duration. One of the best and brightest things I’ve ever witnessed flying across the night sky.
Location
Address
Diamond Bar, CA
Latitude
34° 1' 45.11'' N (34.029196°)
Longitude
117° 47' 43.48'' W (-117.795411°)
Elevation
266.462952m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-05-03 00:03 PDT
UT Date & Time
2026-05-03 07:03 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
173°
Moving
Facing azimuth
353.06°
First azimuth
352.87°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
354.66°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, White tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
17°
Remarks
In the sample pircutes you provide at beginning of form. It looked exactly like image 2 but slightly smaller in size. Same glowing blueish greenish glowing train that followed the fireball until it burned out but the train remained .1-.2 seconds after the lead point of fireball disappeared.
