Reports Report 2788f (Event 2788-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kenneth F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving towards the Sierra Nevada Mountain range (due east) when I saw the fireball and tail. I may have given the wrong angle in the sky but it appeared to be going towards the mountains from my left shoulder to right shoulder at a slight downward angle as if it were going to crash somewhere in peaks of Kings Canyon. it resembled a firework mortar with a shimmering multicolor tail, but obviously not a firework based on the trajectory, speed, and reaction. It was the biggest meteor or space junk I've ever seen so I went searching for it online a few minutes after I got home and came across your website. Hope this helps. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clovis, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 50' 26.63'' N (36.840731°) |
| Longitude | 119° 41' 31.79'' W (-119.692164°) |
| Elevation | 105.227m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-02 22:25 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-03 05:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89.8° |
| First azimuth | 87.91° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | 92.19° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Blue, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | There was a long glowing train before it flashed and vanished and only a split second of a glow after it vanished |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it wasn't a huge flash but it got brighter in shades of blue and yellow/white as it disappeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |