Reports Report 3337a (Event 3337-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joshua C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At the time, I was amazed by what I thought was an incredible shooting star. I've seen many meteor showers, but had never seen anything like this one. I specifically commented on it to multiple family members after I the fact. At the time, it looked so unusually bright and then it fragmented at the end, that I figured it was likely a satellite re-entering and being destroyed. I was out backpacking in Angeles National Forest on a clear night with no moon. I was in my sleeping bag with no tent, just watching the stars. I am only reporting this in May as I didn't know about fireballs. I heard about them on a podcast and then did some research to see if what I saw was likely a fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pearblossom, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 22' 1.88'' N (34.367188°) |
| Longitude | 117° 59' 16.92'' W (-117.988032°) |
| Elevation | 1582.990356m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-17 21:53 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-18 05:53 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 35° |
| First azimuth | 35° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 35° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I remember the shooting star/fireball arcing across the sky in one piece for a few seconds, then breaking up into a handful of fragments that each were rather bright before they all died out. |