Reports Report 4974g (Event 4974-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jonathan C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We were in a car on Route 80 driving east and I am quite unsure as to our exact orientation at the time of the fireball. It could have been East-NE or Northeast. I didn't look at a compass, and the road has some bends, and I'm not sure which stretch we were on. I am much more confident about elevation, angle swept out, etc. than I am about the direction. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fairfield, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 20' 16.05'' N (38.337793°) |
| Longitude | 122° 0' 46.98'' W (-122.013049°) |
| Elevation | 98.538971m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-07-01 21:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-07-02 04:40 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 49.89° |
| First azimuth | 66.79° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 45.88° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | I am color blind. I really have no idea as to the color. I could detect no color, but that doesn't mean much given that I am color blind |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The train got broader as the fireball moved from right to left across my field of vision, so it was fattest at the end right before the final "pop" |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The "flash" was pretty minimal, but I did have the distinct impression that there was a "pop" at the end (a visual pop; I didn't hear anything because I was in a car with windows rolled up, on a highway) |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |