Reports Report 4916c (Event 4916-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | it was so isolated of a "fireball" that it could have been man made, like a flare...but the trajectory was too flat, too high and the color was not anything I've ever seen used in a flare, etc. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gardena, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 53' 8.3'' N (33.88564°) |
| Longitude | 118° 19' 55.48'' W (-118.332077°) |
| Elevation | 15.125014m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-31 22:07 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-01 05:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 273.22° |
| First azimuth | 164.2° |
| First elevation | 74° |
| Last azimuth | 155.94° |
| Last elevation | 53° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | a glowing yellow train....no changes occurred...it dissipated approximately within the time the "head" of the "fireball" faded |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |