Reports Report 4500ca (Event 4500-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Olivia C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving through an intersection when it caught my eye. It looked like a large, bright, flickering, fireball with a tail, falling towards the Earth’s surface. It appeared for a few seconds, and then burnt out in the sky |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Brea, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 55' 6.32'' N (33.918422°) |
| Longitude | 117° 51' 50.23'' W (-117.863952°) |
| Elevation | 128.45m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-18 17:27 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-19 01:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 123° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 149.77° |
| First azimuth | 143.29° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 145.61° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |