Reports Report 1981bg (Event 1981-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dawn D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This fireball looked similar to an event where a very small meteor burned itself out within a mile of my location, it looked as if a small plane appx 5 -10 miles away was on fire plummeting to earth. (Former military, have spotted planes while on watch before, though not on fire or plummeting) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 43' 4.4'' N (32.717888°) |
| Longitude | 117° 5' 5.05'' W (-117.084736°) |
| Elevation | 55.830753m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-16 20:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-17 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 183° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 76° |
| First azimuth | 75° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 75° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It looked as if a smaller piece had split from the main fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Original fireball fairly large, fragment appearing was above it appx 10% size of fireball. |