Reports Report 838b (Event 838-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ali S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This is the second fireball I have seen. The first was 13 to 15 months ago and observed by multiple people from San Jose to Ridgecrest. This one was much briefer than the first. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bakersfield, CA |
| Latitude | 35° 25' 4.04'' N (35.41779°) |
| Longitude | 118° 49' 40.14'' W (-118.827817°) |
| Elevation | 205.418518m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-04-02 21:10 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-04-03 04:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 200° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 58° |
| First azimuth | 68° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 299.97° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Brief white flash as it appeared to hit out of sight on the mountain in the Kern Canyon. Seemed to hit on the Breckenridge side. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |