Reports Report 1015do (Event 1015-2011)

Observer
Name Matthew C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Buena Park, CA
Latitude 33° 52' 5.42'' N (33.868171°)
Longitude 117° 59' 57.41'' W (-117.99928°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-09-14 20:05 PDT
UT Date & Time 2011-09-15 03:05 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 134.93985°
First azimuth 127.37475°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 95.7304°
Last elevation 58°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color bright blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks Being inside of my car with the music on I did not hear anything and when I turned down the music and rolled down the window I only heard the traffic around me.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks It was a glowing train that I could see about one second after I spotted the fireball. As it continued through our atmosphere the bright blue glowing train illuminated immensely, with the color of the train being a lighter shade of blue than the fireball.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks I seemed to be somewhat far away from the fireball, and I could not see an explosion, but it looked like it just shimmered out.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -