Reports Report 1015aw (Event 1015-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laura |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving east on Prospect Ave. in Santee when I saw the fireball. The fireball appeared very large, about half the size of a full moon. I could literally see the ball of fire rolling and tumbling and burning. I could see the flames, it wasn\'t just a distant light in the sky. It started high in the east sky and was falling pretty much straight down, a little bit from south to north. At first I thought it was a plane that had exploded and was falling out of the sky (a lot of small planes fly into Gillespie Field which was just to the south of me). I thought it would crash about a mile to the east of where I was. Then I thought maybe it was a meteor and that if it landed we might be in trouble. Then right before it got to the horizon it burned out. It must have lasted a little more than 10 seconds. It was an amazing sight that I will never forget. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santee, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 49' 52.8'' N (32.831333°) |
| Longitude | 116° 58' 41.04'' W (-116.978066°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-14 19:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-15 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 96.91104° |
| First azimuth | 87.75396° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 83.24013° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | I didn\'t notice the train. I was too in awe of the large ball of fire tumbling downward out of the sky, I guess. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |