Fireball report

Reports Report 1864b (Event 1864-2014)

Observer
Name	Gregory S
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	I have been to the desert to observe meteor showers in the past and have seen streaks of meteors that have lasted barely a second or two. This one however was so bright and the way it broke up, reminded me of the Space Shuttle disaster. The fiery debris did not streak across the sky though, but traveled more downwards.

Location
Address	Rancho Camonga, CA
Latitude	34° 8' 22.78'' N (34.13966°)
Longitude	117° 33' 45.76'' W (-117.56271°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2014-08-17 20:04 PDT
UT Date & Time	2014-08-18 03:04 UT
Duration	?

Direction
Moving direction	From down right to up left
Descent Angle	305°

Moving
Facing azimuth	315°
First azimuth	315°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	315°
Last elevation	45°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-13
Color	White -Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	As the meteor was going straight down and slight toward the west, it flashed brighter and broke up into several burning pieces which traveled downwards fragmenting to even smaller pieces.

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	5s
Length	2°
Remarks	Glowing train, bright meteor breaking up with particles followed by a smoke trail.

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	As the meteor was going straight down and slight toward the west, it flashed brighter and broke up into several burning pieces which traveled downwards fragmenting to even smaller pieces.

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	As the meteor was going straight down and slight toward the west, it flashed brighter and broke up into several burning pieces which traveled downwards fragmenting to even smaller pieces.

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