American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2549b (Event 2549-2016)

Observer
Name C R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was on I 5 when I saw fire ball traveling from the NE to the SW from my view it looked like it went in front of Mt Shasta my view was blocked buy the hills. I know it was not a air plane. I have lived next to several airports. It was a large ball of fire traveling at a high rate of speed when I got to the Airport there was no sign of anything.
Location
Address Weed, CA
Latitude 41° 34' 0.84'' N (41.566899°)
Longitude 122° 15' 53.29'' W (-122.264804°)
Elevation 1075.963m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-07-22 01:20 PDT
UT Date & Time 2016-07-22 08:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 144°
Moving
Facing azimuth 96°
First azimuth 149.6°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 187.22°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -