Reports Report 1163m (Event 1163-2021)

Observer
Name Gail H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks A fireball with a tail. Either a comet or a meteor burning up. We were making a right hand turn onto our street and an immediate left into our driveway. We were so stunned that we didn’t fully notice everything. And it was larger than a typical shooting star and very visible and bright. Could see the fire trailing it. Never saw anything like it.
Location
Address Palmdale, CA
Latitude 34° 37' 50.96'' N (34.630823°)
Longitude 118° 13' 19.8'' W (-118.222167°)
Elevation 808.295288m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-02-26 21:10 PST
UT Date & Time 2021-02-27 05:10 UT
Duration ?
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 328°
Moving
Facing azimuth 341.69°
First azimuth 334.62°
First elevation 31°
Last azimuth 340.76°
Last elevation 31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -