Reports Report 929b (Event 929-2016)

Observer
Name Melissa M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Husband saw it and friends traveling with us in another vehicle saw it from highway 10 through Montclair. None of us had ever seen anything like it before. It seemed so close, like a burning airplane falling! Then it just disappeared. It seemed like it was right over Pomona. My record of the time is not precise; I texted my friend about it after looking online with my phone for information so I'm estimating we saw it about 5 minutes before I texted her. Very dramatic.
Location
Address Montclair, CA
Latitude 34° 4' 48.25'' N (34.08007°)
Longitude 117° 43' 29.58'' W (-117.724882°)
Elevation 308.526m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-03-06 19:20 PST
UT Date & Time 2016-03-07 03:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 111°
Moving
Facing azimuth 220.74°
First azimuth 209.83°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 230.41°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Orange red
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -