Reports Report 3540a (Event 3540-2013)

Observer
Name Will S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Wow
Location
Address Lemon Grove, CA
Latitude 32° 44' 33.19'' N (32.742552°)
Longitude 117° 1' 53.1'' W (-117.031417°)
Elevation 136.415192m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-12-30 19:00 PST
UT Date & Time 2013-12-31 03:00 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 320°
First azimuth 325°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 320°
Last elevation 26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Like slow moving fireball that stretched and widened for 5-10 secs. Then dropped at same speed while opening into 3 stagaredballs with tails of fire. Almost as if it could have been a plain exploding and dropping into a bigger ball of fire.