It was a large glowing orange ball and I thought it was part of the recent meteor shower until I saw an article about fireballs. This was nothing like the meteor shower. Those streaks were all white.
Location
Address
Bear Valley Springs, CA
Latitude
35° 11' 52.49'' N (35.197915°)
Longitude
118° 36' 53.2'' W (-118.614779°)
Elevation
1906.985m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-11 22:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-12 05:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
0.12°
First azimuth
340.87°
First elevation
5°
Last azimuth
40.74°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
40°
Remarks
A glowing train that looked like sparks. I was at 6,000 ft. altitude looking for the comet shower. The fireball was at eye level going from left to right.
