Fireball report

Reports Report 1882nx (Event 1882-2016)

Observer
Name	Patrick W
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	Looked very large before it broke up.

Location
Address	Palm Springs, CA
Latitude	33° 48' 58.82'' N (33.816338°)
Longitude	116° 29' 32.81'' W (-116.492446°)
Elevation	115.086m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2016-06-02 04:00 PDT
UT Date & Time	2016-06-02 11:00 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	110°

Moving
Facing azimuth	90°
First azimuth	90°
First elevation	30°
Last azimuth	90°
Last elevation	15°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-27
Color	Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	3s
Length	5°
Remarks	Glowing green trails coming from a burning orange yellow mass which I saw break apart into around 5 large burning chunks. Took a few seconds maybe 5

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The large burning orange and yellow mass broke into around five large pieces. There was a thick green trail following the meteor as it broke apart. When it broke apart they fell over the horizon and the green trail disappeared with it.

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