Fireball report

Reports Report 3639b (Event 3639-2014)

Observer
Name	Wilbur P
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	brightest thing I have ever seen in the night sky outside of the moon.

Location
Address	Westminster, CA
Latitude	33° 44' 6.38'' N (33.735105°)
Longitude	117° 57' 35.51'' W (-117.959864°)
Elevation	10.93827m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2014-12-29 19:15 PST
UT Date & Time	2014-12-30 03:15 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	225°

Moving
Facing azimuth	235°
First azimuth	263.32°
First elevation	20°
Last azimuth	217.98°
Last elevation	17°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-8
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	A few fragments when I first saw the fireball. Fragments much smaller then the main ball and falling/trailing the main ball and towards the ground. Fragments remained visible for only a short distance. After the initial fragments then the ball covered 25 horizontal degrees without fragments and then a few more. I could not see the end of of the path as it went behind trees so if there was a terminal flash I did not get to see it.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

A few fragments when I first saw the fireball. Fragments much smaller then the main ball and falling/trailing the main ball and towards the ground. Fragments remained visible for only a short distance. After the initial fragments then the ball covered 25 horizontal degrees without fragments and then a few more. I could not see the end of of the path as it went behind trees so if there was a terminal flash I did not get to see it.