I saw the fireball from the front window of my car as I was driving. The fireball was more than just a shooting star as it lasted nearly 13 - 14 seconds and exploded very close to where it appears airplanes would fly. In fact, after it exploded and disappeared I looked and saw airplanes (far from where it exploded but seemingly on a similar horizontal plane.
Location
Address
La Mesa, CA
Latitude
32° 46' 19.45'' N (32.772069°)
Longitude
117° 1' 5.73'' W (-117.018259°)
Elevation
164.632m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-01-19 17:50 PST
UT Date & Time
2017-01-20 01:50 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
194°
Moving
Facing azimuth
227.21°
First azimuth
233°
First elevation
82°
Last azimuth
235.8°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
7°
Remarks
It was a glowing train that may have also began smoking a little after that (only lasted a seccond).
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yes, it was so sudden and so low in the sky that it startled me as I wondered if it was going to touch ground. The flash was sudden and illuminated into a bright green color.
