One of the brightest and whitest fireballs I've seen. It was very close to us and lit up our surroundings. A real treat to see on a beautiful desert night :)
Location
Address
Twentynine Palms, CA
Latitude
33° 59' 3.74'' N (33.984371°)
Longitude
116° 1' 0.94'' W (-116.016929°)
Elevation
1162.776m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-11-08 01:21 PST
UT Date & Time
2017-11-08 09:21 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90.79°
First azimuth
91.21°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
89.4°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragmented just before it disappeared behind the mountains in the distance
