Fireball report

Reports Report 2805ab (Event 2805-2020)

Observer
Name	Rachel R
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Loomis, CA
Latitude	38° 48' 25.33'' N (38.807036°)
Longitude	121° 8' 18.47'' W (-121.138465°)
Elevation	179.655518m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-06-10 20:55 PDT
UT Date & Time	2020-06-11 03:55 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	246°

Moving
Facing azimuth	305.59°
First azimuth	326.6°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	269.77°
Last elevation	29°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-5
Color	Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	60s
Length	20°
Remarks	A smoke trail; smaller on the right side that gradually got bigger on the left side closest to the ball of flame; eventually the whole line faded once the ball blew up

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	When it blew up, there was a bright light

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	There were 3 or 4 fragments that came off the big ball when it blew up. It looked like those fragments faded and eventually disappeared

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