This was one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen. I was on the 405 South highway when I saw it. It was honestly about 200 ft above the ground when it broke up into pieces. Not sure if there was a boom because my windows were up and I had music on.
Location
Address
Carson, CA
Latitude
33° 51' 24.43'' N (33.856786°)
Longitude
118° 17' 27.83'' W (-118.291063°)
Elevation
11.938406m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-07-12 00:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-07-12 07:30 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
249°
Moving
Facing azimuth
114.28°
First azimuth
192.4°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
31.86°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Pink, Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
15°
Remarks
It was the most beautiful streak of light I had ever seen. It looked just like a tail of a comet. But this was awesome. The trail lasted a few seconds even though the meteor itself kept falling.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor itself disintegrated into pieces and burned out.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor broke up into a bunch of pieces. The pieces were white hot too and they looked like they sparkled.
