Fireball report

Reports Report 372n (Event 372-2011)

Observer
Name	Dianne
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Porter Ranch, CA
Latitude	34° 17' 3.14'' N (34.284205°)
Longitude	118° 32' 31.77'' W (-118.542159°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2011-04-05 20:25 PDT
UT Date & Time	2011-04-06 03:25 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	135°

Moving
Facing azimuth	257.49792°
First azimuth	256.01582°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	276.61181°
Last elevation	20°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-27
Color	white, yellow & red

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	4.5s
Length	-1°
Remarks	Too far away to see smoke trail but it was definitely a white glowing trail...as the meteor moved through the sky, the initial part of the trail dimmed (as always happens with meteors)...the trail closest to the meteor became bigger as it moved through the sky and the meteor also seemed to become significantly larger...

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-

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