Probably have seen 3-4 fireballs this is the brightest/seemed closest I’ve ever seen and only one that left contrail that lasted greater than 10-15 min .retired flight attendant so have seen years of fascinating sky watching at different altitudes.
Photo
Video
Location
Address
San Rafael, CA
Latitude
38° 0' 22.77'' N (38.006324°)
Longitude
122° 31' 40.43'' W (-122.527896°)
Elevation
2.223706m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-12-19 17:44 PST
UT Date & Time
2018-12-20 01:44 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
213°
Moving
Facing azimuth
315°
First azimuth
330°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
290°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-25
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Fireball exploded went and got camera and see attached picture faded over longer than 10 min with center brighter like moon was lighting it from behind
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Large bright almost explosion like that’s when I went to get camera fragmentation seemed circular scattering sparkler like
