Fireball event

Events in 2015 4097-2015 KML

AMS received 59 reports about a fireball seen over CA, AZ and NV on Wednesday, December 23rd 2015 around 02:10 UT.

D. Sound

49 no

C. Sound

2 yes

47 no

Frag

30 yes

21 no

59 Reports

a - Joe K

Level 1

aa - DAVID F

Level 1

ab - Jacob C

Level 3

ac - Richard B

Level 3

ad - Grant M

Level 3

ae - Jose, Ku'ulei, Ka'ale, Izaeah T

Level 1

af - Warner F

Level 3

ag - Ben K

Level 3

ah - Dennis P

Level 3

ai - sean a

Level 4

aj - Stanley S

Level 3

ak - Skylar M

Level 1

al - Kelly G

Level 1

am - Jason W

Level 4

an - Bob A

Level 2

ao - John M

Level 1

ap - Daniel C

Level 3

aq - Peggy N

Level 3

ar - Robert W

Level 4

as - Seth N

Level 4

at - T A

Level 1

au - Ron C

Level 3

av - Jim M

Level 1

aw - Richard R

Level 3

ax - Rick L

Level 2

ay - B H

Level 1

az - Kristin L

Level 1

b - Edward H

Level 3

ba - Reyes H

Level 1

bb - Taylor G

Level 1

bc - Donovan L

Level 3

bd - John S

Level 1

be - carlos s

Level 2

bf - Casey T

Level 3

bg - E N

Level 3

bh - Sue P

Level 2

bi - Crystal C

Level 1

bj - Antonio V

Level 1

c - Steven L

Level 2

d - Alex L

Level 1

e - Emile B

Level 3

f - Tim B

Level 1

g - George G

Level 2

h - Rose M

Level 3

i - Mike W

Level 3

j - Antoinette M

Level 1

l - Dana B

Level 3

m - Arcelia D

Level 1

n - Brian B

Level 2

q - Eskam E

Level 1

r - Nick K

Level 2

s - Rafael J

Level 3

t - Todd R

Level 3

u - Bryan P

Level 3

v - larry c

Level 2

w - Ivan D

Level 4

x - Amber N

Level 1

y - Jack U

Level 3

z - r f

Level 4

WARNING: this is NOT a Fireball but a Space Junk Re-entry.
See video below and related AMS post

Legend

Direction from which the phenomenom entered the field of vision of the witness.

Direction from which the phenomenom left the field of vision of the witness.

The witness saw the phenomenon travelling from right to left.

The witness saw the phenomenon travelling from left to right.

The witness didn't provide enough information about the diretion of the phenomenon.

The witness heard a sound at same moment of viewing phenomenon (concurrent sound).

The witness heard a delayed sound, after initial view of phenomenon (delayed sound).

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ID	UT Date & Time	Local Date & Time	City	State	Dur.	Magn.	D. Sound	C. Sound	Frag.	Observer	Exp.
a	2015-12-23 02:07 UT	2015-12-22 18:07 PST	Cathedral City	CA	≈20s	-12	-	-		Joe K	1
aa	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 19:09 MST	Lake Havasu City	AZ	≈45s	-10	-	-		DAVID F	1
ab	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 18:09 PST	Santa Barbara	CA	≈45s	-7	-	-		Jacob C	3
ac	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 18:09 PST	Ventura	CA	≈45s	-23	?	-		Richard B	3
ad	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 19:10 MST	Dolan Springs	AZ	≈45s	0	-	-		Grant M	3
ae	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 18:10 PST	North Las Vegas	NV	≈20s	-20	-			Jose, Ku'ulei, Ka'ale, Izaeah T	1
af	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 18:10 PST	Ridgecrest	CA	≈20s	-13	-	-	-	Warner F	3
ag	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 18:10 PST	Thousand Oaks	CA	≈3.5s	-18	-	-	-	Ben K	3
ah	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 18:10 PST	Indio	CA	≈20s	-8	?	?		Dennis P	3
ai	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 18:10 PST	Fairfield	CA	≈20s	-7	-	-		sean a	4
aj	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 18:10 PST	Reno	NV	≈7.5s	-20	-	-		Stanley S	3
ak	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 18:10 PST	Anaheim	CA	≈20s	-27	?	?	?	Skylar M	1
al	2015-12-23 02:10 UT	2015-12-22 18:10 PST	Santa Barbara	CA	≈20s	-21	?	?	?	Kelly G	1
am	2015-12-23 02:12 UT	2015-12-22 18:12 PST	Alamo	NV	>60s	-7	-	-		Jason W	4
an	2015-12-23 02:12 UT	2015-12-22 18:12 PST	Santa Clarita	CA	≈20s	-7	-	-		Bob A	2
ao	2015-12-23 02:12 UT	2015-12-22 18:12 PST	Moapa Valley	NV	≈20s	-11	-	-	-	John M	1
ap	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Thousand Oaks	CA	≈20s	-7	-	-	?	Daniel C	3
aq	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Big Bear	CA	≈20s	-27	-	-		Peggy N	3
ar	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Thousand Oaks	CA	≈45s	0	-	-	-	Robert W	4
as	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Reno	NV	≈20s	-7	-	-		Seth N	4
at	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Santa Clarita	CA	≈45s	-10	-	-		T A	1
au	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Napa	CA	≈20s	-10	-	-		Ron C	3
av	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Santa Monica	CA	≈20s	-12	-	-	-	Jim M	1
aw	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Bakersfield	CA	≈20s	-15	-	-		Richard R	3
ax	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Palm Desert	CA	≈20s	-18	-	-		Rick L	2
ay	2015-12-23 02:20 UT	2015-12-22 18:20 PST	Palm Desert	CA	≈7.5s	-10	-	-		B H	1
az	2015-12-23 02:20 UT	2015-12-22 18:20 PST	Santa Barbara	CA	≈20s	-15	-	?	?	Kristin L	1
b	2015-12-23 02:07 UT	2015-12-22 18:07 PST	Carmichael	CA	≈7.5s	-10	-	-		Edward H	3
ba	2015-12-23 02:30 UT	2015-12-22 18:30 PST	Oroville	CA	≈20s	-14	-	-	-	Reyes H	1
bb	2015-12-23 02:30 UT	2015-12-22 18:30 PST	Anaheim	CA	≈20s	-7	-	-	-	Taylor G	1
bc	2015-12-23 02:30 UT	2015-12-22 18:30 PST	Cottonwood	CA	≈7.5s	-22	-	-	-	Donovan L	3
bd	2015-12-23 02:31 UT	2015-12-22 18:31 PST	Petaluma	CA	≈20s	-6	-	-	-	John S	1
be	2015-12-23 02:36 UT	2015-12-22 18:36 PST	Taft	CA	≈20s	-11	-	-	?	carlos s	2
bf	2015-12-23 02:53 UT	2015-12-22 18:53 PST	Hesperia	CA	≈20s	-14	-	-		Casey T	3
bg	2015-12-23 02:00 UT	2015-12-22 18:00 PST	Blythe	CA	≈3.5s	-10	-	-		E N	3
bh	2015-12-23 02:04 UT	2015-12-22 18:04 PST	Concord	CA	≈7.5s	-5	?	?		Sue P	2
bi	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 19:09 MST	Tuba City	AZ	≈20s	-9	-	-		Crystal C	1
bj	2015-12-23 02:15 UT	2015-12-22 18:15 PST	Santa Barbara	CA	≈20s	-16	?	?	?	Antonio V	1
c	2015-12-23 02:07 UT	2015-12-22 18:07 PST	Las Vegas	NV	≈20s	-14	-	-		Steven L	2
d	2015-12-23 02:05 UT	2015-12-22 18:05 PST	Rutherford	CA	≈20s	-13	-	-	-	Alex L	1
e	2015-12-23 02:05 UT	2015-12-22 18:05 PST	Ridgecrest	CA	≈45s	0	?	-		Emile B	3
f	2015-12-23 02:05 UT	2015-12-22 18:05 PST	Malibu	CA	>60s	-9	-	-	-	Tim B	1
g	2015-12-23 02:05 UT	2015-12-22 18:05 PST	Sacramento	CA	≈7.5s	-15	-	-	-	George G	2
h	2015-12-23 02:05 UT	2015-12-22 18:05 PST	Oroville	CA	≈7.5s	-6	?		-	Rose M	3
i	2015-12-23 02:00 UT	2015-12-22 18:00 PST	Goleta	CA	≈45s	-5	-	-	-	Mike W	3
j	2015-12-23 02:00 UT	2015-12-22 18:00 PST	Carpinteria	CA	≈45s	-12	?	?	?	Antoinette M	1
l	2015-12-23 02:00 UT	2015-12-22 18:00 PST	Santa Monica	CA	≈20s	-15	-	-	-	Dana B	3
m	2015-12-23 01:50 UT	2015-12-22 17:50 PST	Corona	CA	≈3.5s	-9	-	?	-	Arcelia D	1
n	2015-12-23 01:45 UT	2015-12-22 17:45 PST	Oroville	CA	≈7.5s	-13	-	-	-	Brian B	2
q	2015-12-23 01:30 UT	2015-12-22 17:30 PST	Boulder City	NV	≈45s	-18	-	-		Eskam E	1
r	2015-12-23 02:08 UT	2015-12-22 18:08 PST	Santa Barbara	CA	>60s	-9	-	-		Nick K	2
s	2015-12-23 02:08 UT	2015-12-22 18:08 PST	Las Vegas	NV	≈20s	-5	-	?	?	Rafael J	3
t	2015-12-23 02:08 UT	2015-12-22 18:08 PST	Santa Maria	CA	≈20s	-6	-	-	-	Todd R	3
u	2015-12-23 02:08 UT	2015-12-22 18:08 PST		NV	≈45s	-11	-	-	-	Bryan P	3
v	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 18:09 PST	Bakersfield	CA	>60s	0	-	-	-	larry c	2
w	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 18:09 PST	Montecito	CA	≈45s	-18	-	-		Ivan D	4
x	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 19:09 MST	Kingman	AZ	≈20s	-13	?	?		Amber N	1
y	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 18:09 PST	Newberry Springs	CA	≈45s	-7	-	-		Jack U	3
z	2015-12-23 02:09 UT	2015-12-22 18:09 PST	Perris	CA	≈7.5s	-10	-	-	-	r f	4