I was headed East in the 40 and looking South/ Southwest I saw a burning ball coming down from the sky leaving a smoke trail and disappearing behind the mountain horizon.
Location
Address
Needles, CA
Latitude
34° 52' 26.32'' N (34.873977°)
Longitude
114° 46' 58.97'' W (-114.783046°)
Elevation
443.984m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-22 17:32 PST
UT Date & Time
2017-12-23 01:32 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
199°
Moving
Facing azimuth
199.51°
First azimuth
196.63°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
196°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange, red, on fire
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
-
Remarks
Smoke trail that I could visibly see in the night sky for at least 5 minutes before it started to disappear .
