I don’t even know if it was a fireball. I just know it was close enough to the atmosphere where I saw the smoke trail. Also another important fact is it lit up the norther part of the sky surrounded it. I don’t know what it is because I’m clues in astronomy. Also I would like to mention there where two satellites in the sky at the time it occurred. I spotted one about 5 minutes before the other was right after. But once again I don’t even know what it really was. It was in the northern sky and it was headed toward the Pacific Ocean. And I think that would be west.
Location
Address
Redding, CA
Latitude
40° 37' 58.1'' N (40.632805°)
Longitude
122° 26' 18.41'' W (-122.438446°)
Elevation
235.228668m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-06-09 01:23 PDT
UT Date & Time
2018-06-09 08:23 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
5.77°
First azimuth
4.06°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
345.73°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
30°
Remarks
It was a darker white than the ball itself. The smoke was more like a cloud white where as the ball was a glowing white color. Also I’m not sure about sounds because I’m sleeping on my trampoline and I had erbuds in my ears so I couldn’t tell.
