I wish I had a camera. Someone will find a hole, crater or have property damage.
Location
Address
Corona, CA
Latitude
33° 59' 59.04'' N (33.999734°)
Longitude
117° 55' 3.23'' W (-117.917563°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-23 06:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-23 13:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270.32419°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
176.27128°
Last elevation
5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
White/light yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
20°
Remarks
I was driving when I saw the meteor cross my field of vision. It was so close to me like nothing I had ever seen. I saw it come from the north in a slight diagonal downward path toward the south. It never evaporated like a normal \"shooting star\" would in the night sky. It disappeared behind some trees into the hills. I thought for sure this would be newsworthy because of the size of it. It was about a quarter mile away from me and looked like the size of a very large boulder. Larger than a basketball, smaller than a car. It was very bright-like the sun but not blinding. I\'d say it looked white or vary light yellow. The tail looked like the same color and it was more cone shaped instead of long and skinny. I saw sparks and flickers come from the tail like little bombs exploding. It lasted a good long time and I thought for sure it\'s landing would be newsworthy.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
I saw the tail spark but it disappeared from my field of vision very close to earths surface.
